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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 […]

The Zionist Organization of America ZOA Thanks President Biden for Authorizing Joint Military Exercises with Israel Defense Forces to Increase Iranian Fear of Consequences for Belligerent Activities

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) thanked President Biden for the ‘Juniper Oak 2023’ exercises which began today in Israel and the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The exercises include American and Israeli ships, planes and personnel. The ZOA has been very critical of the Biden Administration’s approach to Iran, but this exercise marks a concrete statement […]

Israel’s “Right of Return” Grandparent Clause is De-Judaizing the Jewish State – Eliminate It

Eliminating Clause Will Have No Impact on Americans and American Jews Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein and ZOA Director of Research and Special Projects Liz Berney, Esq. released the following statement: Israel’s Law of Return was intended to allow Jews an automatic right to become citizens of the Jewish state. […]

ZOA’s Longtime Israel Representative Dan Illouz Becomes Member in Israel’s Knesset

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is extremely proud to announce that Dan Illouz, its representative in Israel, has been elected as a member of the 25th Knesset of the state of Israel. Illouz (36), born in Canada, immigrated to Israel in 2009 and immediately joined the Likud movement. An attorney who graduated from McGill […]

Wall St. Journal Published ZOA’s Tuchman Letter on Antisemitism

Alvin Rosenfeld and Leslie Lenkowsky’s op-ed “Can the Biden Administration Define Antisemitism?” (Jan. 8), urging the Biden administration to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, inaccurately describes President Donald Trump’s 2019 Executive Order on Combating Antisemitism. The executive order didn’t simply suggest that federal agencies consider the IHRA definition. It mandated […]

Jerusalem is Holy to Jews, Provides Access to all Religions, & It’s Barely Important to Muslims – Israel Must Control All Jerusalem Holy Sites

British Minister of State for the Middle East Lord Tariq Ahmad visited the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism, and affirmed Jordan’s custodial role there tweeting, “I emphasized the UK’s unwavering support for Jordanian Custodianship of Jerusalem’s Holy Sites [and] for the Status Quo.” Ahmad, who is Muslim, prayed at the site. Zionist Organization […]

ZOA Analysis: Most American Rabbis Who Are Boycotting Some Israeli Ministers Are From Extremist Left Wing Groups (J Street; T’ruah; JVP)

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein and ZOA Director of Research and Special Projects Liz Berney, Es. released the following statement: During the holiday of Chanukah, a little over 300 far-left American Jewish clergy who refuse to accept Israeli democracy trampled on the meaning of the holiday by signing a “call […]