Zionist Organization of America

Senator John Fetterman receives 'Defender of Israel' award from pro-Israel group

Fetterman will receive the award at the Zionist Organization of America's Night of Appreciation in Philadelphia on Wednesday evening.

 Pennsylvania Democratic Senatorial candidate John Fetterman waves as he arrives onstage at a watch party during the midterm elections at Stage AE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 8, 2022.
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Letters to the Editor, January 1, 2024: Fundraising promotion

 ISRAELI DEPUTY Permanent Representative to the UN Brett Jonathan Miller speaks last month as the Security Council voted on demanding aid access to the Gaza Strip. He criticized the resolution for failing to prioritize the hostages and their medical care, the writer notes.

Bloomfield's falsehoods about the Zionist Organization of America - opinion

 US AMBASSADOR to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield votes last Friday to abstain on a resolution demanding aid access to Gaza. Prime Minister Netanyahu thanked US President Biden for helping to craft the resolution.

ZOA makes Bibi look dovish - opinion


Don't let Jack Lew become US ambassador to Israel - opinion

Appointing Jack Lew, who has a history of insulting Benjamin Netanyahu and a harmful-to-Israel record, will only further harm the US-Israel relationship, at a time when what it needs is healing.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with then-secretary of the US Treasury Jack Lew, in Jerusalem, in 2014.

Extraordinary Zionist Congress to take place in Jerusalem next week

Over 2,000 Jewish leaders and young people from Israel and all over the world will gather at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem.

 President Isaac Herzog addresses the event marking the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress in Basel on August 29 2022.

Antisemitism in the US: Democrats get a free pass, Donald Trump does not - opinion

The appropriate ubiquitous outcry was despite the fact that Trump has an extraordinary record helping Israel and the Jewish people. 

Former US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally ahead of the midterm elections, in Mesa, Arizona, US, October 9, 2022.

Trump and the Jews: An unholy dichotomy - opinion

How to explain the dichotomy between American Jewish political behavior and Israel’s best interests according to Trump?

 THEN-AMBASSADOR David Friedman visits Efrat in 2020. Donald Trump’s association with Orthodox, committed Jews, such as Friedman, possibly skewed his impression of positive Jewish identity with Israel, says the writer.

US Education Department to investigate antisemitism complaint filed in Virginia school district

The US Education Department says it will investigate allegations of antisemitism within a Northern Virginia public school district brought by the Zionist Organization of America.

 Annandale (Virginia) High School, February 2022. Part of Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools.

Grapevine July 22, 2022: Naysayers

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 IN FEBRUARY 2014, President Shimon Peres awards the Medal of Distinction to German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Why ZOA opposed a major Israeli award to President Biden - opinion

The Biden administration is constantly pressuring Israel and undermining Israel’s rights, safety and sovereignty.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden speaks with Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) at a Detroit airport, in May of last year. That same month, while Israel was being bombarded by Hamas rockets, Biden strongly praised Tlaib – who opposes Israel’s very existence, says the writer.

An American-illustrated declaration of the Zionist dream

In 1912, a major development in the American Zionist movement occurred. Justice Louis D. Brandeis became the leader of the Federation of American Zionists.

 The cover of the ‘New Palestine’ broadsheet on January 13, 1920 advertising the Palestine Restoration Fund.

Jewish archaeological sites in West Bank must be preserved - Herzog

"It is important to know that Jewish history did not originate in Tel Aviv, but in Judea and Samaria," ZOA Israel director Dan Illouz said.

Joshua's altar on Mt. Ebal in Samaria.

David Schoen, lawyer who defended Trump, to chair Zionist Organization of America

Schoen became nationally prominent when he represented Trump after the House of Representatives impeached the former president for spurring the Jan. 6 insurrection at the capital.

Trump's impeachment lawyer David Schoen covering his hand with his head before drinking water

Accusations ZOA supports white supremacy is undeserved abuse - opinion

ZOA defamed for defending the Jewish people with absurd accusations of ‘elevating white supremacist voices’

MORTON A. KLEIN, president of the Zionist Organization of America, poses for a picture in Jerusalem in 2017.