Most groups that represent the interests of American Jews have made their opinions clear. They believe it is imperative that there should be no doubt about the community’s support for the Black Lives Matter movement. That was illustrated by a declaration of broad backing from more than 600 Jewish organizations and synagogues in June. The signatories believed […]

For most of my life, I have agreed with Roger Hornsby, who said that when there is no baseball, he “stares out the window and waits for spring.” That has now changed, and MLB will no longer be watched or supported in my home, and I encourage every person of reason to boycott baseball until […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein and ZOA Chair Mark Levenson, Esq. released the following statement: The ZOA is pleased that anti-Israel activist Peter Beinart, who opposes Israel’s existence as a Jewish State and is an anti-Israel propagandist, has taken the right and honorable action by resigning his position as an alternate […]

Zionist Organizations of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein, Chair Mark Levenson, Esq., and ZOA Philadelphia Regional Director Steve Feldman released the following statement: The Zionist Organization of America and its Greater Philadelphia Chapter thank and are grateful to Pennsylvania State Sen. Anthony H. Williams and State Sen. Vincent J. Hughes for their clear and […]

Bari Weiss recently resigned from her position as a writer and editor at The New York Times. A self-described “centrist,” Weiss did not hesitate in her writing to call out anti-Semitism on the right and the left. She stood up for Israel. Even as a college student at Columbia University, Weiss challenged anti-Israel professors who tried to intimidate and silence students […]

Zionist Organization of America President Morton A. Klein, Chair Mark Levenson, Esq., and Director of Special Projects Liz Berney, Esq. released the following statement: Note: ZOA does not endorse or reject any candidates for public office. The ZOA is alarmed and appalled that Vice President Joe Biden joined the following notorious Jew-haters and Israel-bashers at the […]

ZOA President Morton A. Klein and Chair Mark Levenson, Esq. released the following statement: The Zionist Organization of America strongly praises and thanks former NBA greats Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Charles Barkley, as well as current Pittsburgh Steeler Zach Banner, for their moral clarity in publicly calling out and criticizing entertainers Nick Cannon and Ice Cube, […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) calls on Fox to fire television host Nick Cannon for his recent antisemitic comments, including praising Louis Farrakhan, a vicious anti-Semite who has described Hitler as “a very great man” and compared Jews to termites. While Cannon eventually apologized for his remarks, he failed to renounce and retract his […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein and Chair Mark Levenson, Esq. have released the following statement: In light of the shocking resignation by NY Times journalist Bari Weiss, the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has established a hotline for journalists at the NY Times or any other media outlet to call to […]

In the summer of 2019, the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) and others wrote to the California Department of Education condemning a proposed Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum ESMC that was, among other problems, antisemitic and anti-Israel.  Fortunately, the California Board of Education listened.  It rejected the draft ESMC, determining that it “falls short and needs […]