Category ZOA in the news
ZOA Joins Israeli Groups to Protest Opening U.S. Palestinian Consulate in Jerusalem

By Jerusalem Post Staff (OCTOBER 29, 2021 / JERUSALEM POST) Organizations who oppose the Biden Administration’s intent to reopen a U.S. consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem have formed a coalition that is organizing protests against the plan. A coalition of organizations who oppose the Biden Administration’s intent to reopen a U.S. consulate for Palestinians in […]

Atlanta’s Own & Distinguished Civil Rights Lawyer David Schoen Elected ZOA Chair | Atlanta Jewish Times

By Dave Schechter (October 12, 2021 / Atlanta Jewish Times) Atlanta attorney David Schoen has been elected chairman of the Zionist Organization of America, a 124-year-old group known for its blunt — and unapologetic — support of Israel. Schoen, 62, will serve a three-year term guiding the organization on whose board he has served for […]

ZOA Officials Feldman/Tuchman/Klein Condemn Philadelphia Librarians for Indoctrinating Children with Anti-Israel Material

By Dmitriy Shapiro (AUGUST 30, 2021 / JNS) A public library system in Philadelphia is promising to make operational changes after drawing criticism for what some community members are considering an effort to indoctrinate children and parents against Israel through books, videos and resource links that show a biased pro-Palestinian agenda. The issues were first discovered by members […]

ZOA’s Mort Klein Quoted in “30 Years Later: Remembering Crown Heights”

Anti-police policies and antisemitism that fueled riots 30 years ago are on the rise again By Alana Goodman (WASHINGTON FREE BEACON / AUGUST 19, 2021) Thirty years ago, antisemitic mobs plundered the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn for three days, chanting Nazi slogans, destroying Jewish homes and businesses, and lynching a young Jewish seminary student. […]

OP-ED New Temple U President Jason Wingard Misled Its Board About Anti-Israel Tides Foundation Which He Chaired

By ZOA National President Morton A. Klein (AUGUST 4, 2021 / JNS) As a Temple University alumnus and an Israel-supporter, it’s deeply troubling that Temple and its leaders have not held its new presidential choice, Dr. Jason Wingard, accountable for chairing the anti-Israel, antisemitic Tides Foundation and serving on the Tides Center board, at the very […]

OP-ED Melanie Phillips Praises ZOA: “Once Again, Only ZOA Exposes a Truth Jews Afraid to Cite”- Problems With Lipstadt

Phillips: “Biggest Danger to Jews is Islamists & Leftists like Black Lives Matter” By Melanie Phillips (AUGUST 5, 2021 / JNS) U.S. President Joe Biden’s choice of Emory Professor Deborah Lipstadt as America’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism has not been greeted with the unqualified approval that might have been expected for such an appointment. Lipstadt […]

Boycott & Remove Israel Boycotter Ben & Jerry’s Kosher Label – Not Kosher to Aid Arab Jew-Haters/Terrorists – Breitbart

By Joshua Klein (JULY 20, 2021 / BREITBART) Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein blasted Ben & Jerry’s ice cream company on Tuesday while calling for the removal of its kosher certification after the Vermont-based company announced plans to boycott Jewish residents of the West Bank and east Jerusalem, or what it […]

OP-ED ZOA’s Tuchman/Klein Op-Ed: Fighting Years of Antisemitism at Major Virginia Public School District

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) sent a letter to the superintendent and school board of Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) last week, documenting years of antisemitism in the district. Parents contacted the ZOA after FCPS failed to rebuke and punish a school board member, Abrar Omeish, for using her school board position for personal […]