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ZOA President Morton Klein Calls For Strong U.S. Response To Rising Antisemitism | THEJ.CA

“Silence and equivocation in the face of such hatred only embolden the perpetrators,” Klein stated. By TheJ.Ca Staff (March 16, 2026 / THEJ.CA) Morton A. Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, is urging U.S. political leaders to take stronger and more explicit action in response to what he describes as a growing wave […]

Morton Klein Warns Mojtaba Khamenei’s Rise Signals Continued Iranian Regime Extremism — THEJ.CA

By TheJ.CA Staff (March 11, 2026 / TheJ.CA) Morton A. Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, says the rise of Mojtaba Khamenei within Iran’s ruling leadership demonstrates that the Islamic Republic remains firmly committed to radical Islamist ideology and hostility toward Israel and Western democracies. Klein made the remarks in a public […]

OP-ED Why U.S. Needed to Attack Iran: ZOA’s Morton Klein’s USA TODAY Op-Ed

Epic Fury is not a momentary action. It is the culmination of 47 years of war waged by the Iranian regime against the United States, its allies and even its own citizens. By Morton A. Klein Even if Israel didn’t exist, the United States would need to go to war against the Islamic Republic of […]

Reform Jewish Groups’ Iran Statement Undermines U.S., Israeli Efforts in War Against Islamic Republic of Iran, ZOA Head Says – JNS

By Jessica Russak-Hoffman (March 3, 2026 / JNS) Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, sharply criticized a coalition of Reform Jewish groups, accusing them of undercutting U.S. and Israeli military efforts and repeating what he called false claims about shelter access in Israel. Klein told JNS that a March 1 letter from the coalition […]

ZOA’s Morton Klein Praises Joint U.S.-Israeli Strike on Iran as Historic Act of Self-Defense – THEJ.CA – Northern Calif. Jewish News

Klein argued that even absent Israel’s security concerns, the United States would have had to act independently to counter what he described as an openly hostile regime. By TheJ.Ca Staff (March 3, 2026 / TheJ.Ca) Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, on Tuesday praised the joint U.S.–Israeli strike on Iran’s regime […]

ZOA Quoted: American Jewish Organizations Are Responding to the Joint U.S.-Israeli Strikes on Iran – JTA

The ZOA praised U.S. strikes as long overdue and said they would’ve been necessary even if Israel didn’t exist, because of the Iranian regime’s antagonism against the U.S. and the West. (February 28, 2026 / JTA) Many — but not all — major American Jewish groups are backing the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran that began […]

ZOA’s Morton Klein Quoted: Islam Needs a Revolution and Must Accept a Jewish State — Irish Star

By Charlie Jones (February 16, 2026 / Irish Star) California Governor Gavin Newsom has slammed a Republican lawmaker as a “racist slob,” after online comments about Muslims. Writing on X, Congressman Randy Fine, a close Trump ally, had said: “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult […]