Mast Directs Foreign Affairs Committee to Replace ‘West Bank’ with ‘Judea and Samaria’ “Jewish roots in this region span centuries and we must recognize that fact in both word and deed,” wrote the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. By JNS Staff (February 27, 2025 / JNS) U.S. Representative Brian Mast (R-Fla.), chairman of […]

Philadelphia ZOA Executive Director Steve Feldman said in an interview that the problem is not with the method but with the message. By Andrew Guckes (February 11, 2025 / Phila. Jewish Exponent) On Saturday, Jan. 25, dozens of people marched on Philadelphia City Hall and Center City in opposition of Israel. The principle in and […]

GOP House Foreign Affairs staffers Told to say Judea & Samaria instead of ‘West Bank’ (February 26, 2025 / Israel National News) House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) has instructed the committee’s Republican staffers to refer to Judea and Samaria by their historical names rather than as the “West Bank,” Axios correspondent […]

“ZOA’s supporters include members of every Jewish stream – including Reform Judaism. I can assure you that many Reform Jews strongly disagree with [Rabbi] Pesner’s views, notwithstanding Pesner’s effort to portray himself as representing the entirety of Reform Jewry,” ZOA President Mort Klein wrote in a letter, which further details his views on the Israeli-Palestinian […]

Trump Aid Freeze Said to Affect All Funding For PA Forces A scheduled meeting between U.S. and P.A. officials to discuss the latter’s counter-terror operation in Jenin has also been postponed. By Akiva Van Koningsveld (February 20, 2025 / JNS) The Trump administration’s global freeze on foreign aid has brought security assistance to the Palestinian […]

Zionist Organization of America responds to murders of Bibas family, says, ‘Hell needs to rain down on Hamas and PIJ, until they are destroyed and can never, never, ever harm another Jewish or other soul.’ (February 21, 2025 / Israel National News) The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) on Friday responded to reports of the […]

Zionist Organization of America president Morton Klein says he is encouraged by new U.S. administration, calling it ‘most pro-Israel I’ve ever seen’ By Zev Stub (February 18, 2025 / TOI) If you ask Morton Klein, head of the Zionist Organization of America, U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to resettle two million residents of Gaza and […]

As Trump’s new Hollywood ambassador, Gibson has chance to revise ‘Passion’ film’s anti-Jewish narratives, following Oberammergau’s example. By Morton A. Klein, ZOA National President (January 23, 2025 / Israel Hayom) United States President Donald Trump’s appointment of Mel Gibson to be one of three special ambassadors to Hollywood brought the latter’s antisemitic history into the […]