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ZOA’s Mort Klein in JPost: Cancel Culture Comes to the Conference of Presidents

Conference leadership mission had no elected officials or spokespeople from Judea and Samaria speak, even though issues concerning these Jewish communities are constantly being debated. By Morton A. Klein (MARCH 2, 2023 / JERUSALEM POST) Several days ago, I returned to the U.S. from attending the annual leadership mission of the Conference of Presidents of […]

Mort Klein on Newsmax TV: Hint of Antisemitism’ in DirecTV’s Removal of Newsmax

Mort Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, told Newsmax Friday that he believes there is “a hint, at least, of antisemitism and Israel-bashing” in DirecTV’s decision to cut Newsmax’s signal two weeks ago. “We’re really, really concerned about this political bias and this immoral act because Newsmax is one of the few […]

Former Atty General Michael Mukasey in WSJ: Netanyahu’s Judicial Reform Doesn’t Go Far Enough

By Michael B. Mukasey (FEBRUARY 26, 2023 / WALL STREET JOURNAL) Judges and attorneys general throughout the world—I’ve served in both capacities in the U.S.—wield substantial authority. In any sound legal system, such authority is subject to clear, objective limits. That seemingly unexceptional principle might help clarify the debate roiling Israel over the country’s Supreme […]

ZOA Praises Sponsors Sen. Risch, Rep. Roy and 41 Republican Cosponsors for Reintroducing Bills to Stop Funding Corrupt Terror-Fomenting UNRWA

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein, ZOA Director of Research and Special Projects Liz Berney, Esq. and ZOA Director of Government Relations Dan Pollak released the following statement: The ZOA praises sponsors Senator James Risch (R-ID), Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) and 41 Republican cosponsors for reintroducing companion bills S.431 (Feb. 15, […]

ZOA Condemns The Nation Magazine’s Lies in Anti-Israel Screed

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: Last week, The Nation published a falsehood-filled article by Jew-hating, anti-Israel propagandist Saree Makdisi entitled, “Israel is Destroying the Fantasies of Liberal Zionism.” The article is unfortunately typical of the Left’s antisemitic anti-Israel screeds these days. Makdisi obviously opposes Israel’s very […]

ZOA Opposes Netanyahu’s Stopping Jewish Homebuilding in Judea/Samaria/Jerusalem & Removing Illegal Arab Homes

New Poll: 44% Of Palestinians Support Murder and Terrorism Against Israeli Jews Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: Appeasing Arab terror always begets more terror.  But in the aftermath of Palestinian Arab terror, hostile-to-Israel administrations often imperiously demand that the Jewish victims must appease the Palestinian Arab […]

ZOA Mourns Loss of Rabbi Mark Golub, an Extraordinary Man, Great Zionist and Jew, and a Powerful Rational Thinker & Founder of JBS

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein, and ZOA’s Board, officers, staff and activists mourn the passing of the great Rabbi Mark Golub last week. Rabbi Golub was an extraordinary and brilliant human being and Jew and Zionist.  Among other things, he founded and served as the president, chief executive officer and […]

ZOA: Israel’s Reasonable Judicial Reform Proposals Are Good for Democracy, the Rule of Law and the Economy

By Morton A. Klein and Elizabeth Berney, Esq. The Left has been screaming that the new Israeli government’s judicial reform proposals are “extreme” and “the end of democracy.” However, honest examination reveals that the Israeli Supreme Court has extraordinary, autocratic, unchecked power; and that reform is desperately needed, and will be good for democracy, the […]

Exclusive: ZOA Accuses Ilhan Omar of Hating the U.S. ‘as Much as Israel,’ Lauds Kevin McCarthy for ‘Throwing Her Off the HFAC’

By Joshua Klein (JANUARY 31, 2023 / BREITBART) Following Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) outrageous claim she was unaware of antisemitic tropes associating Jewish people with money, Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) head Morton Klein blasted the Somalia-born Democrat, accusing her of hating America “as much as Israel,” while commending House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for vowing […]

ZOA Demands DOJ Action on Antisemitism, Urges Broad Adoption of IHRA Definition

According to comprehensive research carried out by Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, 68% of the antisemitic discourse on social media “originates in Palestinian or in progressive pro-Palestinian circles.” Minister Amichai Chikli reported at a cabinet meeting that “there has been a noticeable jump in the number of antisemitic incidents specifically in the U.S., where a […]