Claims of ‘ego-driven jihad’ as feud escalates at Zionist Organization of America
Two board members are asking a court to remove Mort Klein as president of the pro-Israel group
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News Lawsuit accuses Mort Klein of sexist, racist behavior as head of ZOA
Klein has long been the subject of controversy over his aggressive public rhetoric
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Fast Forward Right-wing Jewish group defends Trump’s latest tirade against American Jews
The Zionist Organization of America will honor the former president at its upcoming gala in New York City
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News David Schoen’s pro-Israel ties are numerous — and sometimes controversial
David Schoen, one of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyers, came to observant Judaism later in life. But he has always been a Zionist, according to an interview he did with the Zionist Organization of America, for which he is a member of the Board of Directors and a national officer. “I do not believe…
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News COVID-19 is causing Jewish leaders to decline the White House Hanukkah party invite — with regrets
The coronavirus pandemic is taking a toll on the White House’s annual Hanukkah party. “I’m not going. I’m not traveling. I’m 82 years old,” said Harvard Law Professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz, who has been an unofficial advisor to Trump and attended last year’s party. “I would go, if not for the virus.” Jewish leaders have…
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News Is the ZOA’s pugilistic style getting meaningful pushback from progressives?
Mort Klein, head of the Zionist Organization of America, has long been one of American Jewry’s most pugnacious leaders. But lately, his attacks have been provoking more backlash. After Klein challenged the Jewishness of HIAS, the century-old refugee resettlement group, its leaders filed an official complaint with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish…
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News Conference of Presidents’ liberal wing coalesces against Adelson’s ZOA
Sixteen of the 51 members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations have signed onto a letter condemning a fellow member, the Zionist Organization of America, seizing on a moment of national outrage over racism to try to change the tone of the conversation at the umbrella group, which bills itself as…
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News Tiny liberal group targets Sheldon Adelson’s ZOA over tweets criticizing Black Lives Matter
A member of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations called Tuesday for his colleagues in the group to condemn the tweets of another member, seizing on the national outrage over racism and police brutality to spotlight a longstanding concern. Ken Bob, president of the progressive pro-Israel group Ameinu, started the campaign against…
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