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ZOA’s Liz Berney Quoted: ‘We’re Under Attack’: Jewish New Yorkers Blame Mayor Mamdani as Antisemitism Explodes — CBN News

“Anti-Semites, what they try to do is restrict the definition of antisemitism. And all of this emboldens the anti-Israel groups,” said ZOA researcher Liz Berney, Esq. By David Brody (February 05, 202 / CBN) New York City reported a shocking rise in antisemitic hate crimes in January. A new press release from the NYPD notes […]

ZOA Quoted: HIAS Israel and Its Effort to Undermine Israeli Immigration Policy — JNS

ZOA’s Morton Klein has argued that HIAS should be ejected from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations as it’s no longer a Jewish group. HIAS Israel enjoys a sympathetic ear in Israel’s Supreme Court, Yonatan Yakobovich, director of the Israeli Immigration Policy Center, tells JNS. By David Isaac (Feb. 7, 2026 / […]

ZOA Quoted: On Holocaust Memorial Day, Dem Congressman Calls Civilians Killed by ICE ‘Righteous Among Nations’ – JNS

ZOA’s Morton Klein said, “It’s a painful disgrace for Cohen to compare the monstrous, earth-shattering massacre of six million innocent Jews to the tragic deaths of two individuals, who were illegally obstructing the legal work of law enforcement officers…” By JNS Staff (Jan. 27, 2026 / JNS) Hours after the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum […]

ZOA Chief Klein Urges U.S. to Block F-35 Sale to Newly Extremist, Antisemitic Saudi Arabia | Newsmax

(January 27, 2026 / Newsmax) Zionist Organization of America National President Morton Klein warned that Saudi Arabia should not be allowed to purchase advanced frontline F-35 jet fighters from the U.S. Klein said Saudi Arabia has moved away from normalization with Israel and is now pursuing policies he described as hostile to U.S. and Israeli […]

ZOA Settles Federal Lawsuit With New Jersey School District Over Jew-Hatred on Campus | JNS

“Hopefully, the Cherry Hill school district will now think more carefully about how it responds to antisemitism,” the Zionist Organization of America told JNS. By Aaron Bandler (January 23, 2026 / JNS) The Zionist Organization of America said earlier this week that it reached a settlement with Cherry Hill Public Schools, a New Jersey district […]

ZOA’s Klein Quoted — ‘Dangerous’ for Wikipedia to Present Gaza ‘Genocide’ as Fact, Jewish Groups Say | JNS.org

ZOA’s Morton Klein told JNS that Wikipedia “continues to be a bigoted, anti-Israel, anti-Jewish outlet and remains a thoroughly unreliable source for information.” By Aaron Bandler (October 1, 2025 / JNS) Wikipedia, one of the most viewed sites on the internet, has hosted a page on “Gaza genocide” since July 3, 2024. Since Sept. 22, […]

Spielberg Should Use His ‘Big Platform’ to Censure Mamdani’s Views, ZOA President Says – JNS.org

“You’ve got a guy speaking almost like the Nazis spoke in the ’30s, and he’s meeting with him and not condemning him,” Morton Klein told JNS, after Spielberg met with the new mayor of New York City. By Jessica Russak-Hoffman (January 15, 2026 / JNS) Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, […]

Double Standard in NY Taking Action Against Betar, Not Anti-Israel Groups, Critics Say, ZOA Quoted – JNS

“This will encourage more attacks on Jews and discourage Jewish self-defense,” said ZOA’s Morton Klein. (January 15, 2026 / JNS) Letitia James, the attorney general of New York, announced a settlement agreement with Betar US on Tuesday, drawing criticism of a double standard for not taking similar legal action against anti-Israel groups. The settlement came […]

Legislator Says He Has to Accuse Israel of Genocide Due to Political Pressure, ZOA’s Morton Klein Quoted | JNS

Klein said: “The dangerous, Islamist and media inspired evolving U.S. culture has made it ‘cool’ and almost obligatory to promote ugly propaganda lies against the Jewish state.” By Aaron Bandler (January 13, 2026 / JNS) It feels necessary, due to political pressure, to accuse the Jewish state publicly of committing “genocide” in Gaza even though […]

Steve Feldman: ZOA’s Phila. Director Continues to Devote His Career to Jewish Community – Philadelphia Jewish Exponent

By Braden Hamelin (January 12, 2026 / Jewish Exponent) Steve Feldman’s career has been dedicated to the Jewish community, spending two decades working at Philadelphia Jewish Exponent before joining the Zionist Organization of America as the executive director of the Philadelphia chapter, where he’s advocated for the local Jewish community since 2002. Feldman said he […]