Category ZOA in the news
OP-ED Rivka Sonts — ZOA Washington Mission: Jewish Americans Press Congress on Antisemitism and Iran — Jewish Link

By Rivka Sonts Leo Terrell and ZOA National President Morton Klein at the opening reception. (June 18, 2026 / Jewish Link) One hundred fifty Jewish Americans from across the country converged on Capitol Hill last week for the Zionist Organization of America’s annual Washington Mission. Community leaders and everyday citizens, representing communities from coast to […]

OP-ED USA Today Op-Ed by ZOA’s Klein/Berney: We Cannot Accept the Deceit of Iran’s Terror Regime

By Morton A. Klein and Elizabeth Berney, Esq. (July 29, 2026 / USA Today) The Islamic Republic of Iran was born through deception. Nearly five decades later, it faces its greatest challenge because an American president has concluded that the regime’s deception can no longer be tolerated. Documents declassified in 2016 show that Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini secured power by […]

ZOA Quoted: CAIR Defends Mamdani After NYC Stabbing, Drawing Backlash from Jewish Groups — JNS

By Jessica Russak-Hoffman (July 24, 2026 / JNS) As Jewish organizations linked New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rhetoric about Israel to an antisemitic stabbing in Manhattan, the Council on American-Islamic Relations defended the mayor without mentioning the attack, which one Jewish group described as “gaslighting.” In a statement issued on July 24, CAIR and […]

JNS Quotes ZOA: Washington State Democratic Party Spoke “for Us Without Including Us” in Anti-Israel Platform, Jewish Caucus Co-Chair Says

“The Washington State Democratic Platform foments antisemitism by promoting and spreading numerous antisemitic blood libels about Israel, Zionism and Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria,” said ZOA National President Morton Klein. By Jessica Russak-Hoffman (July 1, 2026 / JNS) Leaders of the Washington State Democratic Party added anti-Israel statements, including blaming the Jewish state for […]

OP-ED The United States and Zionism Have a 250-Year Relationship — ZOA Philadelphia Director Steve Feldman’s JNS Op-Ed

Zionism stands at the very heart of America’s founding and the American idea. By Steve Feldman (July 7, 2026 / JNS) As Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of our independence, it is also fitting to celebrate Zionism, an independence movement thousands of years older that has been closely connected to the United States since the […]

Members of Congress Call for Stronger Action Against Antisemitism and Iran at ZOA Washington Mission — THEJ.CA

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) praised the Zionist Organization of America for what he described as its unwavering advocacy on behalf of Israel and the Jewish people. By TheJ.Ca Staff (June 10, 2026 / The J.Ca) Nearly 200 Jewish leaders from across the United States gathered in the nation’s capital this week for the Zionist Organization […]

FM Sa’ar Accuses Turkish FM Fidan of Inciting Genocide – President Erdogan also Incites Genocide — Israel National News

The Zionist organization of America ZOA strongly condemns Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s despicable, dangerous Jew-hating remarks as well as Turkey’s President Erdogan’s outrageous and false statement condemning Israel and Zionism as a “genocidal expansionist ideology” and a “threat not only to me, our party, and our alliances, but also to everyone.” Fidan and Erdogan are […]

ZOA’s Morton Klein Quoted: Washington State Democratic Party Jew-hating, Israel-bashing Platform Blames Israel for Antisemitism, Promotes Hamas’ UNRWA — JNS

Jewish leaders told JNS that they were informed about anti-Israel language, including the party blaming the Jewish state for rising antisemitism, only when it was too late to make changes. By Jessica Russak-Hoffman (July 1, 2026 / JNS) Leaders of the Washington State Democratic Party added anti-Israel statements, including blaming the Jewish state for rising antisemitism, in the […]