Category ZOA in the news
OP-ED JNS Op-Ed: ZOA’s Mort Klein’s Troubling Personal Experience with Rabbi Cosgrove’s One-Way “Diverse Viewpoints” Policy

By Morton A. Klein (December 16, 2025 / JNS) During a speech at the American Zionist Movement’s biennial this month, Elliot Cosgrove, a prominent Conservative rabbi in New York City, called for “a new chapter of American Zionism” that welcomed diverse viewpoints. At the same time, he condemned “intolerance in the American Jewish community toward differing political […]

Jewish Insider: Witnesses Sparred & ZOA’s Morton Klein Testimony Before U.S. Congress’ House Foreign Relations Cmte Quoted

“If Israel does not control the Jewish heartland in Judea and Samaria, peace will be impossible,” Klein said. By Marc Rod (December 11, 2025 / Jewish Insider) Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and expert witnesses on Wednesday debated the meaning and significance of President Donald Trump’s edict in September that he “will not […]

Morton Klein Criticizes Israeli Officials Over “Failed PR Strategy” at Israel Hayom Summit

“Klein Has Been Regarded as One of the Most Influential Pro-Israel Activists in the United States” By Joseph Feldman (December 2, 2025 / VIN News) Zionist Organization of America President Morton Klein delivered a sharp critique of Israeli leadership on Tuesday at the Israel Hayom Summit, warning that officials are failing to confront the global […]

ZOA’s Morton Klein Urges Greater Pushback of Arab Lies at Israel Hayom Summit in NYC

(December 3, 2025 / Israel Hayom) Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, at the Israel Hayom conference in New York: “Arabs and Jew-haters have made significant gains on campuses across the country and around the world by spreading propaganda and lies about Israel. I speak on campuses nationwide, I speak in […]

ZOA Fight Against Jew Hatred Cited — In the U.S., Teachers Are Organizing Walkouts Where Students Chant ‘Kill the Jews’ — Jewish Chronicle

House Committee launched an investigation into antisemitism in Fairfax County Public Schools, citing ZOA’s Title VI complaint against the district.  ZOA’s Susan Tuchman described Jewish students enduring “Heil Hitler” salutes, Jewish “jokes,” coins thrown at them, and swastikas on desks and in bathrooms.   By Melissa Langsam Braunstein (December 2, 2025 / Jewish Chronical) October […]

ZOA Cited – House Committee Opens Antisemitism Investigations Into Fairfax, Berkeley, Philadelphia Schools – Washington Times

By Valerie Richardson (November 24, 2025 / Washington Times) Having cracked down on antisemitism at elite universities, the House Education and Workforce Committee is turning its attention to K-12 school districts. Chairman Tim Walberg announced Monday that the committee has launched investigations into reports of antisemitic harassment at three major districts: Fairfax County Public Schools […]

ZOA Quoted in Jewish Chronicle: Follow Tucker Carlson and You’ll Fall Off a Cliff

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein (November 5, 2025 / The Jewish Chronicle) The Heritage Foundation could have avoided the whole maelstrom. Really, nobody expected Kevin Roberts, president of the Trump-aligned think tank, to ardently defend podcaster Tucker Carlson on Thursday last week. Carlson had invited the right’s fury by posting a chummy interview with Hitler and […]