The U.N. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, tweeted that he was “horrified” that a Palestinian terrorist was killed in what he called a “scuffle” with Israeli border police and sent “heartfelt condolences to his bereaved family.” The terrorist, armed with a knife, had tried to break into a civilian vehicle and was […]

Last month, the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) wrote a letter, co-signed by hundreds of GW students, alumni and others, to Dr. Mark S. Wrighton, president of The George Washington University (GW), urging him to take more forceful steps in response to recent horrific antisemitic campus incidents that occurred over the Jewish holidays. GW has […]

In a clearly intended threat to Israel, regime-friendly Iranian media published a list of “sensitive” sites that could be targeted in a future war, including the Knesset, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Defense Ministry, Ben-Gurion International Airport, the Ramon airport near Eilat, and universities such as the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot and the Technion – Israel […]

By Morton A. Klein, ZOA National President (November 20, 2022 / JNS) “Democracy is at stake” was a major theme voiced by President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party throughout the recent U.S. midterm elections. For instance, during a November 2 speech entitled “On Standing Up for Democracy,” in which Biden accused “MAGA Republicans” of voter intimidation, the […]

Last week, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) and 11 fellow Democrats sent a letter to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy urging them to condemn former President Donald Trump’s remarks to the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) November 13th and on his social media platform, Truth Social, on October 16th for […]

Recently, AMCHA Initiative, a non-profit dedicated to investigating, documenting, and combating antisemitism at American colleges and universities, issued a report, Campus Antisemitism & the Assault on Jewish Identity, detailing a pervasive and relentless assault on Jewish identity leading to documented attacks on Jewish and pro-Israel students. Some key findings: Incidents involving threats to Jewish identity were found […]

By Heather Robinson (November 15, 2022 / JNS) There were standing ovations in abundance at Chelsea Piers on Manhattan’s West Side Sunday night as former President Donald Trump received the oldest pro-Zionist organization in America’s highest honor. Morton Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, bestowed its Theodor Herzl Medallion on the 45th U.S. […]

(NOVEMBER 14, 2022 / JNS) Israel is a modern-day “miracle” and its relationship with the United States is deep-seated and multi-dimensional, former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday. Speaking at the Zionist Organization of America’s 2022 Gala in New York City, Trump said, “The United States and Israel are not just allies on a military basis, but economically […]