Category ZOA in the news
JNS: ZOA Victory Over Anti-Israel Activist Who Withdraws Nomination for Assistant Secretary of State

(January 25, 2023 / JNS) Sarah Margon has withdrawn her nomination for assistant secretary of state for democracy, human Rights and labor, following Republican pushback against her anti-Israel record at Human Rights Watch (HRW) and George Soros’ Open Society Foundations. Among her anti-Israel activities, Margon used her position as head of the HRW in Washington, D.C., to promote […]

ZOA Demands Payment Processor Cut Ties with Palestinian Terror-Linked Group – Washington Examiner

By Gabe Kaminsky (JANUARY 19, 2023 / WASHINGTON EXAMINER) The oldest pro-Israel nonprofit group in the United States is calling on payment processors to cut all ties with an American group closely tied to Palestinian terrorism. The Arizona-based Alliance for Global Justice has faced legal criticism over its fundraiser for Collectif Palestine Vaincra, a French […]

The Federalist: White House’s Antisemitism Roundtable Was A Sham – ZOA’s Mort Klein

By Morton A. Klein, ZOA National President (DECEMBER 9, 2022 / THE FEDERALIST) Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff brought together representatives of a handful of Jewish organizations — notably not the ones who’ve taken issue with Biden policies that hurt Jews and Israel — to discuss Jew-hatred in a Wednesday roundtable on antisemitism. While this roundtable […]

ZOA Demands Biden Administration Stop Subsidizing Palestinian Arab Terror Against Israel

According to a report released this week by the Israel Defense Forces, there have been 280 terrorist incidents in Israel so far this year, compared with 91 in 2021. In addition, 500 attacks were thwarted by Israeli security. On Tuesday, a female IDF soldier was seriously injured when she was run over by a terrorist […]

JNS Op-Ed: ZOA Calls to Fire ADL Head After ‘Extremist Educational Programs’ Revealed

Under his leadership, the ADL has failed in its responsibility to protect the American Jewish community. By Morton A. Klein and Liz Berney, Esq. (SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 / JNS) A recent Fox News investigation found that the Anti-Defamation League’s educational and “anti-bias” programs, which influence millions of American children, educators and officials, promote far-left and […]

ZOA’s Director Whisler Thanked by Mayor for Being Impetus for Broward County, Florida Adopting IHRA Antisemitism Definition | Israel National News

(SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 / ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) Broward County, Florida has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. The Broward County Commission adopted the definition at a meeting on Tuesday, the Sun-Sentinel reported. The move was applauded by the Florida chapter of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA). In March, the ZOA called […]