Category modern history
Stop Using the Made-Up Name “West Bank”—It Erases the Truth of Jewish Judea/Samaria — WSJ

‘Judea’ and ‘Samaria’ are faithful to history, as U.S. lawmakers increasingly realize. By Gideon Israel (February 5, 2026 / WSJ) In the Middle East, a place name is never just a name—it is a claim. For decades, the term “West Bank” has stripped the land of its historical identity. A mid-20th-century substitution, it replaced the indigenous […]

The Dangers of a Palestinian State: ZOA Archives

A Palestinian State Would Endanger the Entire World, Starting With Israel. ZOA Condemns 49 Senate Democrats’ Palestinian State Amendment Endangering Israel, Rewarding Hamas’ Massacre/Raping Jews (January, 2024) Biden and Blinken’s Absurd, Dangerous Plans for a Palestinian Arab State Run by Terrorist Dictator Abbas — ZOA’s Mort Klein’s JNS Op-Ed (January, 2024) The Dangers of a […]

ZOA Debunks Anti-Israel Propaganda: Learn the Truth About the Shimon HaTzadik (aka Sheikh Jarrah) Property Dispute

 Click Here to View as PDF  Summary: The private (Jewish) owner of property brought eviction proceedings against Arab squatters and holdover tenants who failed to pay rent for decades. The current owner has a chain of title of voluntary purchases/sales that goes back to 1875, when two Jewish community trusts first bought the then-empty land. […]