Category ZOA in the news
Jewish Groups, Leaders ‘Frightened’ That ‘Raging Antisemite’ Mamdani May Be Next NY Mayor – JPost

The potential impact of a Mamdani mayoral stint on Jewish safety was one of the main concerns expressed to The Jerusalem Post. The president of the Zionist Organization of America, Morton Klein, said, “As an American Jew and as a human, I am truly frightened that an antisemitic communist, Mamdani, has actually promoted murdering Jews […]

NY Times Quotes ZOA’s Morton Klein on World’s Attitude Toward Israel and Jews

Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, said he feared that the war had poisoned attitudes toward Israel almost irretrievably. “It’s become Jew-hatred,” he said. By David M. Halbfinger (October 12, 2025 / NYT) . . . However difficult it may be to repair the relationship and to win over Americans who […]

JNS Quotes ZOA’s Morton Klein: White House Wrongly Refers to Convicted Palestinians to Be Swapped for Hostages as ‘Political Prisoners’

“They are terrorist criminal prisoners, not ‘political’ prisoners,” stated Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America. By Mike Wagenheim (October 6, 2025) Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, referred on Monday to convicted Palestinian terrorists held in Israeli prisons, including those with blood on their hands, as “political prisoners” during a […]

Breitbart – ZOA Issues ‘Qualified’ Support for Trump Gaza Plan, Warns of Risks, Sees Mideast Potential

While praising the effort, the ZOA pointed to risks that it said must not be overlooked. Chief among them is the planned release of 1,950 terrorists, including 250 convicted murderers. By Joshua Klein (October 1, 2025 / Breitbart) The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) on Wednesday issued qualified support for President Trump’s Gaza plan, with […]

OP-ED ZOA’s Karen Amouyal, Campus Social Media Mgr.’s JPost Op-Ed — Charlie Kirk: When Debate Dies by Bullet

By Karen Amouyal This wasn’t just a crime. It was a message: If you stand against the radical Left, if you refuse to parrot its ideology, your life may no longer be safe. Charlie Kirk with Morton Klein, touring Jerusalem together   (September 14, 2025 / JPost) Charlie Kirk was murdered for daring to speak. […]