This is the Forward’s coverage of Zionism, the movement in support of the state of Israel as a homeland for the Jewish people.
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Culture Zionism and Its Discontents
Parting Ways: Jewishness and the Critique of Zionism By Judith Butler Columbia University Press, 256 pages, $27 Judith Butler is not anti-Semitic. I agree with her on that point, which she makes on her publisher’s website. Her new book, “Parting Ways,” represents her attempt to set the record straight regarding her controversial views on Zionism….
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Opinion Just File Your Forms, Mort!
The revelation that the Zionist Organization of America, the group on the stodgy, venerable right-wing flank of American Zionism, has lost its status as a tax exempt organization is astonishing. News that some members of their board haven’t seen the ZOA’s budget in at least four years had my jaw on the floor. The most…
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News Fewer Jews in Congress, Bibi’s Red Line, ZOA Woes
In this week’s podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward Washington correspondent Nathan Guttman to discuss the impending drop in the number of congressional seats held by Jews. Then Editor Jane Eisner joins the conversation to discuss why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s posturing on Iran is becoming a campaign issue. Finally, Josh and…
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News ZOA Faces Doubts About Management
The Zionist Organization of America’s board expressed support for the continued leadership of National President Morton Klein at a meeting on September 11, hours after the Forward publicly revealed that the group had lost its tax-exempt status. The loss of the exemption came after the 115-year-old Zionist group missed three consecutive years of Internal Revenue…
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News ZOA’s Uncertain Status
The Zionist Organization of America’s tax-exempt status has been revoked after the group missed three consecutive years of filings to the Internal Revenue Service, the Forward has learned. The 115-year-old Zionist group has not been allowed to accept tax-deductible donations since February. Read new Forward story about questions over ZOA ZOA spokesman David Drimer, the…
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News Seeing ‘Zion’ in Olympic Logo
Iran's Olympics team is threatening a boycott because it believes the 2012 Olympics logo is as a Zionist plot.
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Life Is Free Really the Way To Go?
At around this time of year the Tel Aviv beaches are filled with foreigners, hotels are booked to the last room, and thousands are floating their troubles away at the Dead Sea. Many programs have brought Jews, specifically those of college age, to Israel. The most popular of these programs, of course, is the Taglit-Birthright…
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News Anti-Islamic Activist Blocked From L.A. Speech
A speech by anti-Islamic activist Pamela Geller was abruptly cancelled by the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, prompting a protest by the Zionist Organization of America. The federation cited “security concerns,” for scrapping the June 24 event at its headquarters but Geller blamed politics. “Zionists are obviously not welcome at the Jewish federation,” Geller…
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