Category ZOA in the news
OP-ED Morton Klein’s USA Today Op-Ed — Israel Was Right to Reject the Dangerous 15-Point Plan

By Morton A. Klein (August 21, 2026 / USA Today) Israel was right to reject the latest 15-point plan. Not negotiate it away. Not soften it. Reject it. Israel has every right to decide what terms it will accept when its security and survival are at stake. It is also about America’s credibility, President Donald […]

Jerusalem Post Cites ZOA Among Small Group of Major Pro-Israel Lobbying Orgs

Attacking the pro-Israel lobby has become the acceptable way to attack Jews – opinion Libel is always the best starting point, since it serves to advance an unsavory view of the people they are attempting to hang in the town square. And that is exactly what is happening. By Cookie Schwaeber-Issan (August 8, 2026 / […]

OP-ED AIPAC Promotes Left-Wing Issues … and Gets Attacked by the Left — ZOA’s Morton Klein JNS Op-Ed

By Morton A. Klein (Aug. 18, 2026 / JNS) It was painful to see that in response to Thomas L. Friedman’s article in The New York Times criticizing AIPAC, the Jewish lobby group showed support for left-wing positions when, instead, strength and pride were needed. In a response to a post on X, AIPAC supported […]

Fox News Extensively Quotes ZOA’s Mort Klein: DSA Co-Chair Megan Romer Says October 7 Attacks Were Largely Inevitable

Pro-Israel Organizations Condemn DSA Co-Chair for Saying October 7 Attacks Were ‘Inevitable’ By Alexander Hall (August 11, 2026 / Fox News) The co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) group is receiving sharp backlash for saying on Friday that the Hamas-led Oct. 7 massacre in Israel was mostly “inevitable.” During an interview with The […]

After Abdulrahman El-Sayed Secures Michigan Dem Senate Nod, Jews Should Vote for Those Who Prioritize Their Safety, ZOA Head Says — JNS

“American Jews and others must shed their fears of falsely being called ‘Islamophobic’ and relentlessly and cogently condemn this radical Muslim’s and others’ non-stop bigotry and irrational hatred against Jews and Israel. Every Holocaust survivor and our murdered Jewish Holocaust victims demand it.” By Rebecca Szlechter (August 5, 2026 / JNS) ZOA’s President Morton Klein […]

OP-ED The Board of Peace Gaza Plan Could Put Israel at Greater Risk — ZOA’s Morton Klein Jerusalem Post Op-Ed

In fact, this new 15-point plan rewrites Trump’s already concerning October 2025 20-point plan to further endanger Israel and to assist Hamas and other Palestinian terror groups. By Morton A. Klein (August 5, 2026 / J POST) On Thursday, the Board of Peace announced a 15-point plan for Gaza, deceptively titled “A Roadmap for Completing […]

ZOA Accuses Mamdani of Fueling Jew Hatred — Newsmax

By Charlie McCarthy (July 27, 2026 / Newsmax) The Zionist Organization of America on Monday accused New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of promoting an “anti-American, pro-Hamas, Jew-hating agenda” through recent actions that the group said have endangered the area’s Jewish community. ZOA President Morton Klein released a statement condemning Mamdani for appointing an 18-member […]

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 […]