4982-ZOA Report F09.p10 9/9/09 1:47 PM Page 1 report A Publication of the Zionist Organization of America Fall 2009 Hundreds of ZOA Activists Participate in Pro-Israel Mission on Capitol Hill Dozens of Members of Congress Address ZOA Luncheon INSIDE: ZOA DERAILS APPOINTMENT OF ANTI-ISRAEL LOBBYIST TO HEAD U.S. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL SENIOR ADVISOR TO BIBI TELLS ZOA BOARD, ‘IF JEWS IN ISRAEL ARE IN DANGER, THERE IS NO PEACE AGREEMENT’ ZOA IN THE MEDIA, ON CAMPUS, IN THE COURTS, IN ISRAEL 4982-ZOA Report F09.p10 9/9/09 1:47 PM Page 2 ZOA President’s Message report FALL 2009 Published by the Zionist Organization of America Jacob and Libby Goodman ZOA House 4 East 34th Street, New York, NY 10016 Phone (212) 481-1500 / Fax (212) 481-1515 The Jerusalem Post’s Email:
[email protected] Website: www.zoa.org One-On-One With Morton A. Klein National President Dr. Michael Goldblatt Morton A. Klein Chairman of the Board Dr. Alan Mazurek Chairman, National Executive Committee Henry Schwartz Treasurer Gary Ratner National Executive Director Meir Jolovitz, Editor Table of Contents 3 ZOA Mission to Capitol Hill n February 2009, The Jerusalem Post interviewed ZOA National President 4 ZOA’s Analysis of Obama Speech Morton A. Klein while he was in Israel attending the annual mission of the 5 Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. ZOA’s Ad about “2-State Solution” I 6 During the interview, Klein commented, “One of the most frustrating things about the ZOA’s Center for Law and Justice American-Jewish community and Israel is their not insisting strongly enough that the 8 Palestinian Authority stop educating its society to hatred and violence against Jews, ZOA in the Supreme Court 11 and start arresting terrorists, rather than constantly demanding their release.” Around the Country with Mort Klein Klein noted some shift in the way his colleagues have begun to view the situation.