Posts Tagged: Zionist Organization of America
As Shabbat Sets in, Major Jewish and Other Pro-Israel Groups Mobilize Against Anti-Settlement UN Security Council Resolution
Just hours before Shabbat began on Friday, major Jewish and other pro-Israel groups mobilized in an ultimately futile effort to thwart the passage of an...
Trump’s Pick of David Friedman as Next US Envoy to Israel Draws Praise From Jewish Right, Dismay From Left
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of attorney David Friedman to serve as the next US ambassador to Israel has drawn praise from right-wing Jewish groups and...
ZOA Concerned Over Jewish Organization’s Partnership With ‘Radical Islamist’ Group
JNS.org - The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized the American Jewish Committee’s (AJC) recent formation of an interfaith initiative in partnership with what the...
Major American Jewish Groups Mull, Remain Largely Quiet on Trump Secretary of State Pick Oilman Rex Tillerson
Major American Jewish organizations are mulling over, yet remaining largely quiet about, President-elect Donald Trump’s official announcement on Tuesday that he would nominate ExxonMobil CEO...
Major Jewish Group, Former UN Envoy Bolton Urge Obama to Veto Anti-Israel Measures at World Body
JNS.org - The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) and former US Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton urged President Barack Obama to veto any anti-Israel...
Co-Sponsor of House Antisemitism Act Rejects Claim Legislation Will ‘Diminish, Infringe’ on First Amendment Rights
A congressional bill advancing the fight against antisemitism on college campuses will not “diminish or infringe on” First Amendment rights, a spokesman for a co-sponsor of...
Pro-Israel Group Praises General James Mattis as ‘True Friend’ of the Jewish State, Says He’ll Be Terrific Defense Secretary
Retired Marine General James Mattis, who President-elect Donald Trump has unofficially announced will be appointed to serve as America’s next secretary of defense, is a...
Major US Jewish Group Calls on Trump Not to Appoint Mattis Defense Secretary, Citing ‘Hostility’ to Israel
JNS.org - The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) called on President-elect Donald Trump not to appoint Gen. James Mattis as secretary of defense, citing his past comments...
Top Congressman: Palestinian Authority’s ‘Pay-to-Slay’ Scheme Has Got to Stop
The US must cut off funding to the Palestinian Authority if it continues to pay monetary rewards to terrorists and their families, the chairman of...
Prominent Israeli Minister Expresses Support for Bannon, Day After Jewish State’s US Envoy Says He Looks Forward To Working With Trump Adviser Who Has Faced Antisemitism Claims
A prominent Israeli government minister sent a supportive message on Friday to Stephen Bannon, whose appointment to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s chief strategist and...
Amid Antisemitism Controversy, Senior Trump Adviser Stephen Bannon to Attend Major Pro-Israel Group’s Gala Dinner
Stephen Bannon, whose appointment to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s chief strategist and senior counselor has drawn controversy in recent days over allegations of antisemitism,...
ADL Releases Tips for Post-Election Emotional Healing
JNS.org -- A major Jewish civil and human rights non-governmental organization released recommendations on how parents and educators can help young people "sort out" their feelings following "the outcome of...
Campus Watchdogs: UC Berkeley’s Decision to Reinstate Anti-Zionism Course Is Capitulation to Israel-Demonizers
The University of California, Berkeley’s decision to reinstate a controversial anti-Zionism course constitutes pure capitulation to the extremist anti-Israel movement, major campus groups and a student...
Watchdogs, Jewish Officials Slam ‘Failed’ CUNY Antisemitism Investigation, Say It Will Encourage Further Jew-Hatred
Jewish officials and campus-watchdog representatives slammed the findings of the New York City public university system’s investigation into antisemitism at its colleges, telling The Algemeiner on...
