Category ZOA in the news
JTA Quotes ZOA’s Mort Klein: Trump Named Mike Huckabee Ambassador to Israel. Is That a Sign of the Second Coming of Annexation?

By Ron Kampeas (November 14, 2024 / JTA) When Donald Trump appointed David Friedman as his ambassador to Israel eight years ago, American Jews sensed — correctly — that it would presage big changes in the U.S.-Israel relationship.  Unlike any of his predecessors, Friedman was an Orthodox Jew and a public supporter of West Bank […]

Newsmax: Major Jewish Group, the ZOA, Praises Trump for Pro-Israel Picks

By Sam Barron (NOVEMBER 14, 2024 / NEWSMAX) The Zionist Organization of America, the leading major American Jewish organization defending Israel and the Jewish people, said Wednesday it is pleased with what it has seen from President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team. In a statement posted on its website, the organization said Trump selected respected public servants […]

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’s Mort Klein Quoted in JNS on Trump’s Remarks & Vance Interview with Carlson

By David Swindle (September 25, 2024 / JNS) Most Jewish organizations are opting to remain silent publicly after former President Donald Trump stated that Jews would be to blame if he lost the upcoming election and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), the Republican vice-presidential nominee, appeared alongside podcaster Tucker Carlson, who has hosted antisemites on his […]

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 […]