Zionist Organization of America
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Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is a pro-Israel organization founded in 1897, currently having over 30,000 members in the U.S. Its website states that it "works to strengthen US-Israeli relations, through educational activities, public affairs programs, working every day on Capitol Hill, and by combating anti-Israel bias in the media, textbooks, and on campuses." [1] Morton A. Klein is the group's national president.
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Example work
The following are some examples of its work:[1]
- In the U.S., the "ZOA's campaigns have repeatedly led to the defeat of hostile critics of Israel who were nominated for important government positions."
- "The ZOA's growing Campus Activism Network organizes college students to combat Arab propaganda on campuses from coast to coast."
- "The ZOA regularly brings student activists to Israel for leadership training programs; we are preparing the Jewish activist leadership of the future."
- They work through the courts.
Lobbying
ZOA reported $252,120 for lobbying in 2007. [2] And reported $278,227 for lobbying in 2008. [3] And reported $299,900 for lobbying in 2009. [4]
Contact
4 East 34th Street
New York, NY 10016
USA
Phone: 212-481-1500
Fax: 212-481-1515
Email: info AT zoa.org
Web: http://www.zoa.org
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 About page, Zionist Organization of America, accessed April 2010.
- ↑ Zionist Organization of America lobbying expenses, Open Secrets, accessed April 2010.
- ↑ ZOA lobbying expenses 2008, Open Secrets, accessed April 2010.
- ↑ ZOA lobbying expenses 2009, Open Secrets, accessed April 2010.
