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ZOA JPost Letter: ZOA is Pro-Israel, J Street is Anti-Israel

ZOA and JStreet: No comparison Your article about the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (CoP) (“Who is William Daroff, the Next CEO of the Conference of Presidents?” August 6) falsely and inaccurately states that the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) was “accepted” into the CoP. The ZOA was not voted into the […]

Article Condemning Antisemitic NYTimes Editor Quotes ZOA

A New York Times spokesperson has responded hours later to a Breitbart News investigation into racist and antisemitic comments one of its political editors made on Twitter, saying the comments violate the newspaper’s standards and it is considering what to do next. The statement, provided to The Wrap and quoted on Twitter by CNN writer […]

JPost’s Leibler: ZOA Almost Alone Among Establishment In Defending Israel

Over the past decade, the Jewish establishment leadership in America – with the exception of the Orthodox, the Zionist Organization of America, and other small groups – has failed to speak up in defense of Israel and imposed a curtain of silence. This became blatantly evident during the presidency of Barack Obama, who diplomatically related […]

ZOA Letter in The Forward: Responding To False Attacks on ZOA’s Student Missions to Israel

Dear Editor, Last week, a story was published in these pages about campus trips to Israel run by the Zionist Organization of America. It wrongly argued that the ZOA is bribing young Jews to be pro-Israel. In truth, American Jews do not need to be bribed to be pro-Israel; plenty of American Jews — and non-Jews — […]

Boston Jewish Paper: Thirty Congressmembers Headline ZOA Capitol Hill Advocacy Mission

WASHINGTON – The 24-hour ZOA Capitol Hill Mission began the evening of June 19. Eighty Zionist activists from around the country attended a dinner featuring Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.). Cheney, the third-ranking Republican in the House of Representatives, gave an impassioned speech defending Israel, while attacking members of Congress who have recently promoted BDS and […]

ZOA Capitol Hill Mission Addresses Anti-Semitism and Iran – Jewish Exponent

On June 19, the Zionist Organization of America Capitol Hill Advocacy Mission focused on two themes: the normalization of anti-Semitism and actions regarding Iran. The overflow crowd arrived in busloads from Philadelphia, Manhattan, Brooklyn and 20 states. After a luncheon briefing from more than 30 members of Congress, the ZOA members personally lobbied their local […]

ZOA Capitol Hill Mission Addresses Anti-Semitism and Iran – Jewish Exponent

On June 19, the Zionist Organization of America Capitol Hill Advocacy Mission focused on two themes: the normalization of anti-Semitism and actions regarding Iran. The overflow crowd arrived in busloads from Philadelphia, Manhattan, Brooklyn and 20 states. After a luncheon briefing from more than 30 members of Congress, the ZOA members personally lobbied their local […]

ZOA’s Klein Quoted: Muslims Made Life Miserable for Bethlehem Christians Driving Them Out

American political activist Linda Sarsour is claiming that “Jesus was Palestinian of Nazareth and is described in the Quran as being brown copper skinned with wooly hair.” She tweeted the assertion over the weekend, doubling down afterward amid criticism over her claim that Jesus was from a place that did not exist in his days. “Jesus was […]

ZOA’s Mort Klein Member of FL Gov. DeSantis’ Trade/Education Mission to Israel

South Florida Jewish leaders reacted to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent trade mission to Israel. During the mission, DeSantis conducted a ceremonial cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, met with Israeli business leaders, signed a bill banning anti-Semitism in public schools and learned about how the nation is handling water-quality […]

More Support ZOA’s Call to Condemn Juan Williams’ Insulting Zionists

On a May 13 episode of Fox News’s “The Five,” political analyst Juan Williams claimed that Zionists couldn’t be trusted to objectively criticize Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) regarding her recent comments about the Holocaust. In the segment, responding to comments by Lisa Boothe about the Zionist Organization of America’s previous criticism of Tlaib, Williams stated, “You […]