When the Anti-Defamation League was established in 1913, its mission was clear: “To stop, by appeals to reason and conscience and, if necessary, by appeals to law, the defamation of the Jewish people.” The ADL’s credo has changed a bit since—it now aspires to an “ever-more just society”—but it still presents itself as the nation’s […]

July 24, 2018 VIA EMAIL President Marc Tessier-Lavigne Office of the President Building 10 Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-2061   Dear President Tessier-Lavigne:             We write on behalf of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), the oldest and one of the largest pro-Israel organizations in the U.S., whose mission includes fighting anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein and ZOA Director of Special Projects Elizabeth Berney, Esq., released the following statement. The Zionist Organization of America wishes to extend our congratulations to Judge Brett Kavanaugh on his nomination to serve as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.  ZOA does not endorse judicial […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein and ZOA Director of Special Projects Elizabeth Berney, Esq. released the following statement: The ZOA praises the Israeli Knesset for this week passing the Basic Law entitled “Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People.”  This law enshrines 2,000 years of Jewish prayers and the noble Zionist […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) released the following statement: ZOA National President Morton Klein’s comprehensive, compelling written and oral testimony in Congress, on Tuesday July 17, demonstrated that it is in the interest of the United States, Israel and our allies for the United States to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights.  Mr. Klein’s […]

The potential US recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights was the focus of a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Israel took control of the strategically-important plateau from Syria during the 1967 Six-Day War and later annexed it in a move that was not recognized internationally. Given the civil war that has […]

Congress is renewing efforts to press the Trump administration into recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the contested Golan Heights region on Israel’s northern border with Syria, bucking efforts by GOP leadership to kill the effort, according to conversations with lawmakers. The House’s National Security Subcommittee, led by chairman Rep. Ron DeSantis (R., Fla.) will hold a […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: The ZOA praises the Chairman of the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on National Security, Congressman Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for initiating and chairing a hearing on July 11, 2018 entitled “The Muslim Brotherhood’s Global Threat,” to discuss this global threat, […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is pleased to announce that Talya Messeri is joining the ZOA team in a major new post as National Director, Outreach and Engagement. She has over 10 years of experience working with multiple non-profits from coast to coast as a fundraiser, outreach professional, and structural strategist; her background also […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National Board has announced its new officers at its board installation in ZOA’s new offices last week at which over 100 people including Board Members, friends, family, and donors attended. All joined in a beautiful singing of Hatikvah.  Mark Levenson, Esq. is the new Chair of the Board, succeeding Dr. […]