abstract:The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), founded in 1897,This article in The Daily Forward says ZOA was "founded in 1897 as the American branch of Theodor Herzl's Zionist movement." was one of the first official Zionist organizations in the United States, and, especially early in the 20th century, the primary representative of American Jews to the World Zionist Organization, espousing primarily Political Zionism.
Organizations such as the ZionistOrganizationofAmerica have been very helpful in keeping Congress informed about compliance issues in the Oslo process.
This week, the Los Angeles Jewish Journal reported that over the past two months, allegedly acting on instructions from the Federation, two local synagogues canceled an event sponsored by the local branch of the ZionistOrganizationofAmerica at which Irvine Rabbi Dov Fischer was to present information about OTI's anti-Israel activities.
Mr. Gaffney's leadership has been recognized by numerous organizations including: the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award (1987), the U.S. Business and Industry Council's Defender of the National Interest Award (1994), the Navy League of the United States' "Alfred Thayer Mahan Literary Achievement Award" (1999), and the ZionistOrganizationof America's "Louis Brandeis Award" (2003).