Category Uncategorized
ZOA’s Mort Klein Israel Natl News Interview on Judicial Reform & More

By Yoni Kempinski (MARCH 7 / ARUTZ SHEVA) Speaking about the issue of judicial reform, Zionist Organization of America President Morton Klein tells Israel National News that the United States government has no right to interfere in internal Israeli policy. “Israel is a sovereign country. As Menachem Begin said, ‘Israel is not a banana republic.’ They […]

ZOA’s Mort Klein Op-Ed: Amb. Tom Nides Should Not Interfere in Israel’s Domestic Affairs

By Morton A. Klein (MARCH 8, 2023 / JNS) U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides has persisted in interfering in Israel’s internal affairs, egregiously violating the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Affairs, which requires diplomats to “respect the laws and regulations of the receiving state” and “not to interfere in the internal affairs of that State.” […]

ZOA and Other Groups’ Letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul: Serious Consequences Are Needed for Brutal Anti-Jewish Hate Crime

March 7, 2023 The Honorable Kathy Hochul Governor of New York State Executive Chamber NYS State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 Honorable Eric Adams Mayor of the City of New York City Hall New York, NY 10007 Honorable Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. Manhattan District Attorney One Hogan Place New York, NY 10013 [email protected] The Honorable […]

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 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 […]