The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement has announced that it will bring convicted terrorist Leila Khaled to South African next month for a speaking tour, drawing harsh condemnations from the country’s Jewish community. Khaled, now 70, is a former member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and took part in two airplane […]

Though he came to Palm Beach Synagogue to address, “Orwellian Lies about Israel,” the recent massacre of Jewish hostages in an east Paris kosher market became the leading topic of Zionist Organization of America National President Mort Klein’s Jan. 13 discussion. “If the only people murdered in that terrorist attack were Jews, the world wouldn’t […]

My purpose here at ZOA was not clear until recently. I applied to come on this student leadership mission trip because I felt I was at a disadvantage on campus when it came to Israel advocacy. This trip was supposed to be a learning experience for me, and it ended up being just that. Today, […]

The European Union’s (EU) removal of Hamas from its terror blacklistsets a precedent for allowing anti-Semitism in Europe to run rampant, Morton Klein, National President of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), stated Wednesday.  “This both encourages and legitimizes Islamic terrorism and Islamic murder against Jews and others, and it sends a message to Islamic killers that Europe doesn’t care about […]

December 16, 2014   VIA EMAIL   Mr. Richard M. Joel, President Yeshiva University Office of the President 500 West 185th Street, Belfer Hall 1200 New York, NY  10033   Dear President Joel: We write to alert you to a troubling scheme specifically targeting Yeshiva University, which was brought to our attention yesterday.  The scheme, […]

Next Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument again in Zivotofsky v. Kerry, on the constitutionality of the law allowing Jerusalem-born Americans to have “Israel” as their place of birth in their passports, if they so request. The administration argues the Constitution’s “Reception Clause” (which provides the president “shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers”) gives […]

A new poll has shown that Israelis are overwhelmingly of the view that President Barack Obama’s impending nuclear deal with Iran will hurt Israel. According to a New Wave poll, conducted for the newspaper, Yisrael Hayom, 48% of Israelis believe President Obama’s nuclear  deal with Iran will prove to be harmful to Israel, while only […]

New York, October 22, 2014: The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized Secretary of State John Kerry for making repeated, absurd statements blaming Israel for increased terrorism and instability in the Middle East. In a recent speech at a White House ceremony for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, Secretary Kerry said the Israeli/Palestinian […]

[NOTE: The following letter was written to condemn Sears’ sale of ring with swastika symbol. Sears has now removed the item from online circulation and taken down accompanying links.]  October 13, 2014   Dear Mr. Lampert:   We were appalled to learn that swastika rings are available for purchase on the Sears website.  Shockingly, these […]