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ZOA Special Report – Gaza: The Case Against Israeli Withdrawal – U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff: Gaza is crucial to Israel’s security

On June 19, 1967, in the wake of the Six Day War, the U.S. Secretary of Defense instructed the Joint Chiefs of Staff to present their “views, without regard to political factors, on the minimum territory” that Israel would be “justified in retaining in order to permit a more effective defense against possible conventional Arab […]

ZOA in the LA Times: Tapping Into Jews’ Fears: Zionist Morton Klein — once seen as an extremist — is winning support for his hard-line view of Palestinians, even among U.S. liberals

Metro Desk; Metro COLUMN ONE Tapping Into Jews’ Fears Zionist Morton Klein—once seen as an extremist—is winning support for his hard-line view of Palestinians, even among U.S. liberals. TERESA WATANABETIMES STAFF WRITER Home Edition A-1 Copyright 2002 Los Angeles Times Morton Klein is telling a group of Reform Jews—among American Jewry’s more liberal members—how much […]

ZOA Capitol Hill Panel Discussion: “A Palestinian State: Civilized Democracy or Terrorist State?”

 ZOA National President Morton A. Klein welcoming everyone in his opening address. ZOA National President Morton A. Klein showing the overwhelming size of Arab states in the Middle East compared to Israel, which is hard to find because of its small size. Ambassador Kirkpatrick stating that the Palestinian Arabs’ constant violations of the Oslo accords […]

Highlights of ZOA Mission to D.C. 2002

ZOA National President Morton A. Klein with keynote speaker Alan Keyes at the Israel Embassy in Washington, D.C. Dr. Michael Ledeen, Scholar-in-residence, American Enterprise Institute speaking at the Israel Embassy Delegations of ZOA members met with dozens of Congressmen, Senators and Legislative Directors. Above, a delegation met with Terry McNaughton, Legislative Assistant to Rep Steven […]

Special ZOA Backgrounder: Arafat’s Most Likely Successors Include Terrorists, A Holocaust-Denier, And A Spy For Saddam – Part 2 of 2: Mohammed Dahlan, Jibril Rajoub, Sari Nusseibeh

Media reports have repeatedly named six Palestinian Authority officials as the individuals most likely to succeed Yasir Arafat as chairman of the PA. (Two of them, Mahmoud Abbas and Ahmed Qurei, were recently mentioned by Arafat himself as possible successors – see Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Feb. 8, 2002.) 4. MOHAMMED DAHLAN Dahlan, 41, is chief […]

Special ZOA Backgrounder: Arafat’s Most Likely Successors Include Terrorists, A Holocaust-Denier, And A Spy For Saddam – Part 1 of 2: Mahmoud Abbas, Ahmed Qurei, Marwan Barghouti

Media reports have repeatedly named six Palestinian Authority officials as the individuals most likely to succeed Yasir Arafat as chairman of the PA. (Two of them, Mahmoud Abbas and Ahmed Qurei, were recently mentioned by Arafat himself as possible successors – see Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Feb. 8, 2002.) 1. MAHMOUD ABBAS Abbas, 65, also known […]

Special ZOA Backgrounder: Arafat’s Arsenal: A Look At The Weapons Held By Yasir Arafat’s Forces And Other Terrorist Groups Operating In Palestinian Authority-Controlled Areas

I. The Oslo Accords’ Restrictions on WeaponsAccording to the agreements signed by Israel and Palestinian Authority chairman Yasir Arafat between 1993 and 1997: – The Palestinian Authority (PA) may not engage in the “manufacture, sale, acquisition, importation or introduction of any firearms, ammunition, weapons, explosives, gunpower or related equipment into the West Bank or Gaza […]