The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is troubled by the American Jewish Committee’s (AJC) condemnation of Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon and Economic Minister Naphtali Bennett for opposing a Palestinian state, which would be a terrorist, anti-Israel state, and for falsely stating that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu “reprimanded” Danon.  The Prime Minister’s office, not […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has called upon the Obama Administration to publicly pressure the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood-backed regime of Mohammed Morsi to cancel the broadcast of a viciously anti-Semitic television series that is due to air in July during Ramadan and to also cancel its distribution in the Arab world. The television series, […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) agrees and supports strongly the statement by the Israeli Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General (ret.) Moshe Ya’alon, who said that any peace deal Israel might sign with Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah/Palestinian Authority (PA) will be foredoomed as long as Palestinian children within the PA are educated to murder Jews and reject Israel. […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has warned that the appointment of Samantha Power as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations could well have serious consequences for the U.S. and Israel. The ZOA says this, not only in reference to her disturbing record of anti-Israel and anti-U.S. statements and views which we detailed in two […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) mourns the loss of Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), the five-term New Jersey Democrat. Senator Lautenberg, a proud Jew, served his country in war and peace. A veteran of World War II, and a dedicated public servant, he was an indefatigable champion of human rights for Soviet Jews, and others […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has pointed to further, deeply worrying borderline anti-Semitic, anti-Israel and anti-U.S. aspects of Samantha Power’s record as additional cause for opposing her nomination by President Barack Obama for the post of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Among the statements listed below that can be added to Power’s record […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has expressed opposition to President Barack Obama’s nomination of Samantha Power for the post of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, a cabinet-rank position, in succession to Susan Rice. The overwhelming evidence of her entire record causes us great fear and concern as to her appropriateness for this post. […]

 The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized the 92nd Street Young Men’s and Young Women’s Hebrew Association (YM-YWHA, commonly known as ‘The Y’) for having hosted a virulent critic of Israel and borderline anti-Semite, author Alice Walker this week.  Alice Walker’s record:  In 2011, Walker made a video in support of the Gaza flotilla, […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned writer Alice Walker for her lying and vicious defamation of Israel contained in her open letter to performer Alicia Keyes, urging her to cancel her upcoming tour of Israel. The ZOA finds Walker’s letter to be that of a bigoted racist and anti-Semite whose views are no […]

ZOA was well represented at the annual NYC “Celebrate Israel” Parade yesterday, Sunday, June 2, 2013.  Enclosed is a picture of the ZOA banner we proudly held marching up 5th Avenue. It was entitled “Heroes of Zionism.”  ZOA’s “Heroes of Zionism” included Theodor Herzl, David Ben Gurion, Ze’ev Jabotinsky, Louis Brandeis and Abba Hillel Silver, who […]