Zionist Organization of America

Zionist Organization of America
ארגון ציוני אמריקה
AbbreviationZOA
Formation1897; 127 years ago (1897)[1]
Type501(c)(3) organization
13-5628475
Membership
25,000[2]
LeaderMorton Klein
Websitezoa.org Edit this at Wikidata
Formerly called
Federation of American Zionists

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) (Hebrew: ההסתדרות הציונית האמריקאית) is an American nonprofit pro-Israel organization. Founded in 1897, as the Federation of American Zionists, it was the first official Zionist organization in the United States. Early in the 20th century, it was the primary representative of American Jews to the World Zionist Organization, espousing primarily Political Zionism.[citation needed]

Today, the ZOA claims to have 25,000 members,[2] down from its 1939 peak of 165,000.[3]

The ZOA opposes Palestinian statehood.[4][5]

  1. ^ Nathaniel Popper (14 April 2006). "ZOA Pressed by Former Officials Over Guard's Pay". The Forward.
  2. ^ a b "What is the ZOA?". Zionist Organization of America.
  3. ^ "Zionist Organization of America". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org.
  4. ^ "A Palestinian State Would Be Another Arab Terrorist State". Zionist Organization of America. 28 September 2018.
  5. ^ "ZOA Amicus Curiae in Donald Trump v. Hawaii" (PDF).