Category ZOA in the news
ZOA’s Mort Klein Quoted in NY Times: Trump’s Strange Bedfellows: Arab Americans and Right-Leaning Jews – The New York Times

“I do have concern they’ll try to pressure Trump to have Israel stop the defensive war before they complete their mission…. He would never agree with these positions, I don’t believe,” Mr. Klein said. By Katie Glueck (November 7, 2024 / NY TIMES) In the final hours before Election Day dawned, some of Donald J. […]

ZOA Urges Temple University to Punish Protesters Who Targeted Jewish Student Center – Breitbart

By Joel B. Pollak (September 6, 2024 / Breitbart) The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), the country’s oldest pro-Israel group, has written to Temple University to demand tough action against pro-Palestinian protesters who targeted the Hillel, the local Jewish student center. As the Jerusalem Post noted: Temple University in Philadelphia is investigating pro-Palestinian demonstrators who marched on […]

Congressman Lawler Introduces Bipartisan Stand With Israel Act To Confront Anti-Israel Bias At The UN – ZOA’s Mort Klein Quoted

Congressman Lawler Introduces Bipartisan Stand With Israel Act to Confront Anti-Israel Bias at the UN “Once passed, this legislation will ensure that no U.S. funding be available for the UN if ‘it expels, downgrades or suspends membership, or otherwise restricts the participation of Israel in the U.N.’ The ZOA heartily endorses this legislation, to help […]

ZOA’s Klein Quoted in JNS: Kamala’s New Adviser to Muslims Draws Criticism From Pro-Israel Leaders

“We are deeply concerned about Nasrina Bargzie’s support of Students for Justice in Palestine—the group perpetrating numerous violent anti-Jewish actions on college campuses across the country,” said Klein, “and about Bargzie’s accusations that Jewish students and organizations are engaged in ‘organized legal bullying’ for taking legal action demanding that universities protect Jewish students.” By David […]

ZOA Cited: Iran Can Produce ‘Multiple Nuclear Weapons Within Days,’ Foreign Policy Leaders Say, Underscoring ‘Urgent Need’ for Action

America’s Next President Must ‘Develop Credible Military Options for Preventing Iranian Acquisition of a Nuclear Bomb’ By Adam Kredo (July 11, 2024 / Washington Free Beacon) Iran is quietly accelerating its nuclear program “to a point where the regime can now produce enough weapons-grade uranium for multiple nuclear weapons within days,” according to a broad […]

JNS: ZOA Sues Cherry Hill Public Schools for Failing to Protect Jewish Student

(June 28, 2024 / JNS) A Jewish student who experienced assault, bullying, threats and harassment from his peers only to receive blame and intimidation from his principal has received legal support to seek restitution. In January, Levi Bolotina told JNS about the hostile educational environment he experienced at Cherry Hill High School East and how […]

OP-ED ZOA’s Susan Tuchman Quoted – Federal Probes of Campus Antisemitism Have Flopped – JNS

Investigations have resulted in barely a wrist slap. Defunding colleges that are hotbeds of Jew-hatred should be the goal, not futile complaints to Washington. By Jonathan S. Tobin (June 24, 2024 / JNS) No institution of higher education in America better exemplifies the way antisemitism has been mainstreamed than the City University of New York. […]