During two successive press briefings last week, U.S. State Department spokespersons made it clear that “it’s ultimately up to the Government of Israel, or any country for that matter, to decide which individuals, which Americans, it wants to let in” (Oct. 9), and “Israel is a sovereign nation that can determine who enters” the country. […]

We are issuing the following press release, drafted two years ago, regarding detailed polling of prevailing Palestinian Arab attitudes towards Israel, Jews, terrorism, peace and so on, as an illustration of the regrettable and tragic reality that little to nothing has changed in the intervening two years.  All these attitudes are all-too-faithfully represented by the […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) commended the University of Michigan (U-M) today for disciplining Professor John Cheney-Lippold for refusing to write a recommendation letter for a deserving student because she wanted to study in Israel.  The Detroit News reported last evening that it obtained a letter signed by Elizabeth Cole, the interim dean of […]

October 8, 2018 VIA EMAIL President Mark S. Schlissel University of Michigan 2074 Fleming Administration Building 503 Thompson Street Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1340 University of Michigan Board of Regents 500 S. State Street Ann Arbor, MI  48109 Dear President Schlissel and Honorable Members of the Board of Regents:            On September 21, we submitted a complaint […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has urged the European Parliament to cease aid to Mahmoud Abbas’ anti-Jewish hatred-inciting Palestinian Authority (PA), a measure which is currently under consideration. The EU is the largest financial donor of the PA.   The European Parliament’s Budgetary Control Committee is due to vote in late October on an […]

VIA EMAIL Professor Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet Director, University of Pennsylvania’s Middle East Center 228 Fisher-Bennett Hall, 3340 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6203   Dear Professor Kashani-Sabet: 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 ZOA urges the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to cancel its plan to honor Trevor Noah as the headliner at the ADL’s upcoming “unity” event in Connecticut, due to Trevor Noah’s long history, continuing […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) commended Congress for passing the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 (ATC Act), and praised President Trump for signing it into law yesterday. The ZOA strongly advocated for this much-needed legislation, which will close loopholes in the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1992, and help American victims of terrorism abroad to hold […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: The so-called “two-state solution” is not the key to peace – either in Israel or in the greater Middle East.  The misnomer “two-state solution” really means creating a Palestinian-Arab terror state on historic Jewish lands – lands legally designated under internationally binding treaties for reconstituting […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: The ZOA strongly praises President Trump’s refreshingly honest superb speech at the United Nations yesterday.  The president pointed out that the Iranian Islamist regime “chants Death to America,” “threatens Israel with annihilation,” and “cannot allow them the means to deliver a nuclear warhead […]