Category ZOA in the news
The Forward: JNF Lands Bill Is No ‘Apartheid’ Measure

The ForwardFri. Aug 17, 2007 JNF Lands Bill Is No ‘Apartheid’ Measure Columnist Leonard Fein criticizes the overwhelming Israeli Knesset vote (64 to 16) reaffirming that private land purchased by the Jewish National Fund should be reserved for Jews. He suggests that this action lends support to the charge that “Israel practices apartheid” (“No, You […]

Abbas Admits Palestinian Arabs Not Original Inhabitants Of Israel

New York – Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas, in a speech denouncing the murder and violence committed by Hamas forces in their take-over of Gaza, stated that Hamas had looted and set on fire a church which was older than the Palestinian Arab presence in the Holy Land, thereby admitting that Palestinian Arabs are […]

Abbas Admits Palestinian Arabs Not Original Inhabitants Of Israel

New York – Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas, in a speech denouncing the murder and violence committed by Hamas forces in their take-over of Gaza, stated that Hamas had looted and set on fire a church which was older than the Palestinian Arab presence in the Holy Land, thereby admitting that Palestinian Arabs are […]

ZOA Criticizes Israeli FM Livni’s Statement That Israel Will Undertake Further Unilateral Withdrawals

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni for stating that Israel will set up a Palestinian state and that doing so will encompass further Israeli territorial withdrawals. In an interview in the Egyptian government-controlled newspaper Al-Ahram, Livni stated that Israel, in its pursuit of peace and a two-state solution, […]

Jerusalem Post: Teeth, Not Truth

The Jerusalem PostLetters Teeth, not truth Sir, – “Moderate” Daoud Kuttab’s “Support the Mecca agreement” (February 26) will earn him a new image as one who promotes falsehoods while issuing subtle threats. Kuttab claims that there is now a “clear shift in Hamas alignment.” Yet Hamas still refuses to recognize Israel or fight terrorism. Kuttab […]

ZOA: Maccabi USA/Sports For Israel Promotes Jewish Continuity

New York, NY, March 1, 2007 (Open Press) — Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel has an extensive history of enriching Jewish lives through athletic, cultural and educational programs. The organization is the official sponsor of the United States Team to the World Maccabiah Games, the Pan American Maccabi Games and the International Maccabi Games in Europe […]

ZOA’s Morton A. Klein answers the question: How can you claim to be the leader of Zionist Americans when your beliefs are so much to the right of the Jewish community?

Below is the third in a series question posed by Shmuel Rosner of Haaretz, one of Israel’s leading newspapers, to Morton A. Klein, President of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), and Mr. Klein’s answer. These are part of a week-long series of questions and answers, between that newspaper and Morton Klein, which may be […]

ZOA’s Morton A. Klein answers the question: How can you claim to be the leader of Zionist Americans when your beliefs are so much to the right of the Jewish community?

Below is the third in a series question posed by Shmuel Rosner of Haaretz, one of Israel’s leading newspapers, to Morton A. Klein, President of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), and Mr. Klein’s answer. These are part of a week-long series of questions and answers, between that newspaper and Morton Klein, which may be […]

The Washington Times: A Possible Hoax

A Possible Hoax The Washington TimesBy Joel Mowbray In the seven years since the start of the Palestinian intifada, perhaps no incident has inspired more Western criticism of Israel, nor generated as much terrorism against the Jewish state, than the supposed cold-blooded murder of 12-year-old Mohammed al-Durra on Sept. 30, 2000. The video of a […]

CrossWalk.com: Walled Nativity Scene Borders On Anti-Semitism, Jewish Leaders Say

By Julie Stahl Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) – The sale of Nativity scenes with a wall running through the middle to symbolize Israel’s security barrier borders on anti-Semitism, Jewish groups are saying. The Amos Trust, a British Christian charity that works with needy communities around the world, is selling the traditional Nativity sets with a political twist, […]