The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has noted recent statements by former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff and former Defense Minister Lieutenant-General Moshe Ya’alon that there are no foreseeable prospects for a genuine Israeli/Palestinian peace agreement and that Israel’s on-going security needs necessitates a continued IDF presence in Judea/Samaria that serves as a […]
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has pointed to the recent reassertion by Fatah, the ruling party co-founded by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, which controls the PA, that it will never recognize Israel. Speaking on Fatah-run Awdah TV, Fatah spokesman Osama Al-Qawasmi told Hamas that it should not recognize Israel, since Fatah itself […]
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has pointed to new reports from German intelligence indicating that Iran continues to obtain materials and to work on improving its development of ballistic missiles as a further reason for terminating the Iran nuclear deal. According to a report in the Berlin daily Der Tagesspiegel: “Despite […]
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has praised President Donald Trump for his decision to withdraw the United States from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on account of its extreme and persistent anti-Israel bias and politicization of its work. In notifying the UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, of the US decision to […]
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) mourns the passing of our beloved Vice-Chair Irwin Hochberg. Irwin was a Zionist giant who was a leader in numerous Jewish organizations from the UJA-Federation, New York to Israel Bonds and ZOA. Irwin’s love of Israel and devotion to Israel and the Jewish people was second-to-none. He spent almost […]
I urge President Donald Trump to decertify Iranian compliance with the catastrophic 2015 Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and to reimpose sanctions on Iran for its failure to cease supporting international terrorist groups and internal human rights abuses. I also recommend decertifying the deal and imposing sanctions because Iran is already in […]
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has urged President Donald Trump to decertify Iranian compliance with the catastrophic 2015 Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and to reimpose sanctions on Iran for its failure to cease supporting international terrorist groups and internal human rights abuses. The ZOA also […]
Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: The ZOA is pleased that the Center for Jewish History (CJH) announced that it is cancelling two of CJH’s scheduled extreme anti-Israel programs, co-sponsored with the disgraceful Israel boycott promoter “Jewish Voice for Peace” (JVP), and featuring JVP leaders. Even the leftwing […]
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has expressed disappointment in and disagreement with President Donald Trump’s decision to not move, for now, the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv to Israel’s capital city, Jerusalem, in accordance with the U.S.’s normal practice in every other county to maintain an embassy in a nation’s capital city. But, ZOA praises […]
Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: The ZOA praises the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), for writing to U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, urging Secretary Tillerson to reconsider his unwise decision to “return” to Iraq the Jewish artifacts that Iraq’s Jews were forced to leave […]