Category ZOA in the news
OP-ED Leo Terrell, Who Will Be an Honored Speaker at ZOA Gala Nov 9, Is a Civil Rights Attorney Who Leads Trump’s Mission to Combat Rising Antisemitism | Fox News

I’m leading Trump’s antisemitism task force. We must protect Jewish people now and forever Task force targets universities, street violence and economic discrimination affecting Jewish communities nationwide By Leo Terrell (August 11, 2025 / Fox News) When President Donald Trump asked me to lead the Department of Justice Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, I answered […]

ZOA Highlighted on Gaza Issue in San Fran’s J.CA Intl. Jewish News

ZOA President: Gaza’s Loss Of Self-Governance Justifies Israeli Security Steps Against Hamas Threat Morton Klein asserts Gazans surrendered self-determination by supporting Hamas, says Israel’s actions are lawful and necessary for national defense (August 7, 2025 / The J.CA) The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) asserted that Israel’s decision to occupy Gaza after years of conflict […]

ZOA Quoted in Congress Letter to Treasury Urging Review of Ireland’s Boycott of Israel Under U.S. Anti-Boycott Law | Rep. Tenney

ZOA National President Morton Klein said, “I am sickened and outraged by the proposed Irish legislation…. It is appropriate for the Secretary of the Treasury to invoke the existing U.S. laws against participation by country in boycotts of Israel. The proposed law goes beyond simple BDS – it allows for the importation of products made […]

ZOA Natl Board VP Dr. Arthur Kook Quoted in NJ Paper On Gaza

By Deena Yellin (August 6, 2025 / NorthJersey.com) As images depicting famine in Gaza capture the public’s attention — and intensify criticism of Israel — American Jews are reacting with a mixture of sorrow, frustration and defiance. North Jersey is home to one of the country’s largest Jewish populations, many with strong ties to Israel. […]

OP-ED JNS Op-Ed by ZOA’s Tuchman/Klein: Title VI Protects Jewish Students Because of a ZOA’s 6-Year Campaign 21 Years Ago – JNS

In 2004, ZOA filed the first-ever Title VI complaint alleging campus antisemitism that the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) agreed to investigate. Today, these legal tools—Title VI and the IHRA definition—are the backbone of efforts to protect Jewish students. They are now being used by many of the same organizations that once […]

Israel’s Defense and Humanitarian Aid Preventing a Greater Massacre and Even Genocide of the Druze Syrians by the Syrian Regime Deserves Praise – Not Condemnation

J Street, Israel Policy Forum, the Arab League UN Officials, UAE, China, Russia, Iran, Others Condemned Israel   Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: It seems that no matter what Israel does, no matter how humane, no matter how warranted to keep her own citizens and other […]