Category ZOA in the news
ZOA’s Klein Quoted: Why Is Antisemitism on the Rise Among Young Americans? — Baltimore Post Examiner

ZOA’s Klein said, “Most young people, and most people even – are not very well-informed about anything . . . . So, it does not surprise me or upset me that they have never heard of Auschwitz . . . ” Klein said many Jewish leaders are to blame for not pushing back hard enough […]

ZOA Endorses & Is Quoted: Rep. Tenney Resolution Affirming Israel’s Sovereignty Over & Allowing Jews to Pray on Temple Mount

Congresswoman Tenney Introduces Resolution Affirming Israel’s Sovereignty Over the Temple Mount and Supporting Religious Freedom for All “Future progress towards a peaceful Middle East depends on a correct understanding of the history of the Temple Mount and its importance to all three Abrahamic faiths. Pretending that Israel might someday surrender this site or any part […]

Dispatch Article on Gaza Deal Quoting ZOA’s Morton Klein Expressing Concern

No Peace, No Plan Morton Klein of ZOA credits Trump with a genuine desire to do the right thing but judges the work, so far, to be insufficient. The 2,000 prisoners Israel released in exchange for the remaining hostages and remains will help Hamas to replenish its ranks, Klein says. “We were as thrilled as […]

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 […]