Tag: ZOA
‘He was an ardent, farbrente Zionist,’ Mort Klein says of Ed Ames
Some 15 or 20 years ago, Mort Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, saw a man who looked a lot like entertainer Ed Ames at an American Israel Public Affairs Committee...
Trump is entitled to gratitude, not a free pass for 2024
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) took a lot of flak for choosing to honor former President Donald Trump at its annual gala this past week. Trump isn’t just disliked by the majority of American Jews who...
Surfside, Fla., votes to adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
The town of Surfside, Fla., has approved a resolution to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism.
The Town of Surfside Commission voted unanimously in favor of the resolution on Tuesday night. The...
ZOA calls on Ocasio-Cortez to fire staffer who called Israel ‘racist European ethnostate’
The Zionist Organization of America has asked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to “immediately” dismiss legislative assistant who made anti-Semitic comments targeting Israel on social media.
“Hussain Altamimi has made false, hateful, anti-Semitic, anti-Israel accusations on...
Bennett to ZOA: Iranian aggression will be met with full weight of Israel’s force
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett urged the United States and Europeans to challenge Iran over its violation of nuclear nonproliferation.
Speaking at the 2021 virtual gala of the Zionist Organization of America on Sunday, Bennett said that...
Philadelphia librarians under fire, accused of indoctrinating children with anti-Israel material
A public library system in Philadelphia is promising to make operational changes after drawing criticism for what some community members are considering an effort to indoctrinate children and parents against Israel through books, videos...
Left-wing Jewish groups fail to oust ZOA from Boston JCRC
After a months-long process that included recriminations of white supremacy and support for anti-Semites, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Boston (JCRC) voted against expelling the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) after several left-wing...
ZOA urges Biden to keep in place new ‘Made in Israel’ labeling policy
The Zionist Organization of America called on U.S. President Joe Biden not to succumb to pressure by anti-Israel organizations that want him to revoke a new U.S. policy on labeling goods from Judea and...
ZOA denounces selection of McCollum as chair of House defense committee
The Zionist Organization of America blasted what it called the “frightening selection” of Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) as chair of the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense.
McCollum, a supporter of the BDS movement, has accused Israel...
When Israel and Arab nations unite, world should take note, says UN ambassador
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan reflected on 2020 and how “Israel’s future looks brighter than ever” in his address on Sunday night at the Zionist Organization of America’s Virtual Superstar Gala.
Erdan,...