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2023

  • American Jewish giving to Israel spikes as a ‘tangible’ way to express grief after Hamas attack (JTA) October 18, 2023 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • US groups laud Israel’s entry into the Visa Waiver Program, say it heralds deeper ties (ejewishphilanthropy) September 28, 2023 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • Zionist Congress unites Diaspora, youth and entrepreneurs in Israel (ynetnews) April 20, 2023 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • WZO kicks off ‘extraordinary’ congress in Jerusalem to debate, connect (ejewishphilanthropy) April 19, 2023 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • New website lists events and resources celebrating Israel’s 75th year (JNS) March 23, 2023 | Read Full Text | View PDF

2022

  • i24News TV coverage of AZM Israel Election Watch Party in Washington DC (i24News) November 1, 2022 | Watch Video
  • US Jewish leaders respond to early Israeli election results (JNS) November 2, 2022 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • American Zionist Movement Officially Recognized by UN, Granted Advisory Status (JewishLink) August 11, 2022 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • American Zionist Movement given special advisory status at United Nations (JNS) August 4, 2022 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • American Zionist Movement Attains Special Consultative Status at UN (Jewish Press) August 4, 2022 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • American Zionist Movement recognized as advisory group at UN (JPost) August 4, 2022 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • UN recognizes American Zionist Movement as advisory organization (YNet and Arutz Sheva) August 3, 2022 | Read in Hebrew | Read in English | View PDF
  • Scenes from NYC’s Celebrate Israel Parade, which drew 40,000 people (JTA) May 23, 2022 | Read Full Text | View PDF | Photo
  • Conference of Presidents, AZM launch site for Israel’s ‘Diamond Jubilee’ at 75 (Israel Hayom) May 6, 2022 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • In the News: Deborah Isaac, AZM President (JBS TV) February 7, 2022 | Watch full Video

2021

  • 12 UN ambassadors tour Israel to visit key sites, get briefings from officials (JNS) December 15, 2021 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • These 12 ambassadors to the UN arrived in Israel (JPost) December 15, 2021 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • Israel Olympic Baseball Watch Party (i24News) July 29, 2021 | Watch Video
  • Cheering Team Israel’s Olympic baseball debut at an early morning Manhattan watch party (The Forward) July 29, 2021 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • Ambassadors tour Israel to better comprehend its many security challenges (Israel Hayom) July 21, 2021 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • Lapid meets with delegation of international ambassadors to US and UN (Times of Israel) July 19, 2021 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • Erdan: We’ll defend our right to Jerusalem against Hamas lies (JPost) July 18, 2021 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • 10 ambassadors visiting Israel, to tour national sites (JPost) July 17, 2021 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • International delegation of ambassadors begins diplomatic visit to Israel (JNS) July 16, 2021 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • Erdan leads international ambassadors to US and UN on tour of Israel (Times of Israel) July 16, 2021 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • New Rochelle woman to lead the AZM (The Jewish Star) June 25, 2021 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • Deborah Isaac elected first female American Zionist Movement president (JPost) June 23, 2021 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • American Zionist Movement elects first woman president, adds six new members (JNS) June 23, 2021 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • American Zionist Movement points to Muslim world as bright spot for Jews in dark year (JNS) May 6, 2021 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • Blinken: US ‘enthusiastically embraces’ IHRA definition of antisemitism (JPost) March 3, 2021 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • Charged antisemitism definition gets initial Biden endorsement (The Forward) March 2, 2021 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • US ‘enthusiastically embraces’ IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, Blinken says (i24) March 2, 2021 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • Biden admin ‘enthusiastically embraces’ full IHRA definition of antisemitism (Jewish Insider) March 1, 2021 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • American Zionist Movement to honor Herzl’s ‘Der Judenstaat’, 125 years on (JPost) February 14, 2021 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • JBS TV News Report AZM Marks Herzl Anniversary | Watch Video
  • AZM launches ‘Herzl 125’ to mark Zionist anniversaries (JNS) February 12, 2021 | Read Full Text | View PDF

2020

  • Hebrew in high demand as coronavirus lockdowns keeps people stuck indoors (JPost) January 3, 2021 | Read Full Text | View PDF
  • 38th World Zionist Congress bridges partisan divide, despite initial divisions (JNS) October 30, 2020 | Read Full Text
  • A millennial Yankee in Theodor Herzl’s court (Jewish Standard) October 29, 2020 | Read Full Text
  • In The News: World Zionist Congress (JBS) October 27, 2020 | Watch Video
  • JBS TV News Report on World Zionist Congress (JBS) October 26, 2020 | Watch Video
  • Controversy and record participation reflect renewed US Jewish interest in Zionist Congress (JTA) October 26, 2020 | Read Full Text
  • Historic World Zionist Congress to Include Largest-Ever American Delegation (The Jewish Voice) October 21, 2020 | Read Full Text
  • JBS TV News Update on World Zionist Congress (JBS) October 20, 2020 | Watch Video
  • World Zionist Congress begins as factions jockey for top posts
     (Jewish Insider) October 20, 2020 | Read Full Text
  • Largest-ever American delegation to ‘attend’ World Zionist Congress (i24News) October 18, 2020 | Read Full Text
  • Jewish, pro-Israel groups welcome Israel-UAE-Bahrain normalization deals (JNS) September 15, 2020 | Read Full Text
  • Zionist Congress election race heating up (Israel Hayom) March 6, 2020 | Read Full Text
  • Make a difference — vote for the World Zionist Congress delegates who represent us in Israel (JWeekly) March 4, 2020 | Read Full Text
  • You’ve got less than a week left to vote for World Zionist Congress. We invited the parties to make their best pitch. (The Forward) March 04, 2020 | Read Full Text
  • The World Zionist Congress: What you need to know (Jewish Chronicle) February 26, 2020 | Read Full Text
  • In World Zionist elections, American Jews who care about Israel get their say
     (JTA) February 20, 2020 | Read Full Text
  • World Zionist Congress voter numbers on pace to exceed last election
     (JewishInsider) February 4, 2020 | Read Full Text
  • Your guide to the World Zionist Congress elections, the most important vote you’ve never heard of (The Forward) January 31, 2020 | Read Full Text
  • World Zionist Congress elections presents ‘rare opportunity’ to strengthen global Jewish community (JNS) March 24, 2020 | Read Full Text
  • The Most Important Jewish Election Nobody’s Heard Of (Moment Mag) January 20, 2020 | Read Full Text
  • Diaspora Jews Can Vote in the World Zionist Congress. Here’s How. (Jewish Week) January 14, 2020 | Read Full Text
  • Ambassador Kemayah urges UN to continue working for sustained global peace and security with Israel (TLC Africa) January 7, 2020 | Read Full Text

2019

  • Vote in the World Zionist Congress Election (Arutz Sheva) December 23, 2019 | Read Full Text
  • American Jews to vote for 38th World Zionist Congress in 2020 (JNS) December 11, 2019 | Read Full Text
  • Rivlin complains of anti-Israel bias to United Nations ambassadors (The Jerusalem Post) December 11, 2019 | Read Full Text
  • UN ambassadors visit Israel, say ‘it is like a dream’ (The Jerusalem Post) December 10, 2019 | Read Full Text
  • Amb. Dermer, Elan Carr, discuss anti-Zionism vs. antisemitism (The The Jerusalem Post) November 22, 2019 | Read Full Text
  • US Ambassador to the United States: Israel – the cure for world problems(Israel News Channel 20) November 20, 2019 | Read Full Text
  • ‘US declaration on Israeli settlements is a fatal blow to BDS’ (The Israel National News) November 20, 2019 | Read Full Text
  • WZO Vice Chairman: Israel-bashers are no different than anti-Semites (The Israel National News) November 20, 2019 | Read Full Text
  • U.S. Zionist Congress 2020 elections: What are they and why are they important? (The Jerusalem Post) November 7, 2019 | Read Full Text
  • American Zionist Movement Hosts Herzl Mascot in New York (The Canadian Jewish News) October 16, 2019 | Read Full Text
  • Israel Election Watch Parties (Grapevine; Jerusalem Post) September 21, 2019 | Read Full Text
  • American Zionist Movement re-elects president, national board chair March 15, 2019 | Read Full Text
  • Danon & 40 UN Ambassadors Visit Aish HaTorah: The Embassy of the Jewish People (The Jewish Voice) February 6, 2019 | Read Full Text
  • News Update (Jewish Broadcasting Service – JBS) February 4, 2019 | Watch Video
  • Rivlin impresses Jewish connection to Jerusalem on U.N. Ambassadors (The Jerusalem Post) February 3, 2019 | Read Full Text
  • UN Ambassador Danon hopeful Netanyahu will stay on as PM (The Jerusalem Post) January 31, 2019 | Read Full Text
  • News Update (Jewish Broadcasting Service – JBS) January 30, 2019 | Watch Video
  • U.N. Ambassadors Visit Poland, Honor Holocaust Victims (The Jerusalem Post) January 29, 2019 | Read Full Text
  • Israel Launches Events at UN to Mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day (The Jewish Press) January 27, 2019 | Read Full Text
  • UN to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Arutz Sheva) January 27, 2019 | Read Full Text

  • MLK HONORED BY AMERICAN ZIONIST MOVEMENT (The Jerusalem Post) January 21, 2019 | Read Full Text

2018

  • Zionism in Congress:  Dan Raviv Reporting on AZM Washington Forum (i24 News) December 28, 2018 | watch video
  • JBS News Update:  At DC Forum AZM United Jewish Democrats & Republicans on Bipartisan Support for Israel and Zionism (JBS – Jewish Broadcasting Service) December 24, 2018 | watch video
  • AZM Washington Forum highlights bipartisan support for Israel (Washington Jewish Week) December 20, 2018 | View pdf | Read Full Text
  • Member of Congress share their support for Israel and their concerns at AZM Washington Forum:        “The Pittsburgh shooting caught the US Jewish community off guard.  Can they catch up?” (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) December 20, 2018 | View pdf | Read Full Text
  • AZM’s Washington Forum Promotes Bipartisan Support for Israel and Zionism (Kol Habirah) December 20, 2018 | View pdf | Read Full Text
  • Building Bridges at AZM Forum (Mishpacha Magazine) December 20, 2018 | Full Text | View pdf
  • Pro-Israel, Post-Election:  Checking Partisanship at the Door (The Tell, Jewish Telegraphic Agency) December 13, 2018 | View pdf 
  • ‘In every generation there are those who wish to destroy us’ Annual symposium on combating anti-Semitism held days after anti-Semitic attack on synagogue in Pennsylvania which left 11 dead. (Israel National News) November 7, 2018 | Read Full Text
  • In the Shadow of the Pittsburgh Massacre: A conference against antisemitism took place in New York (Maariv) November 7, 2018 | Read Full Text (In Hebrew)
  • Conference on anti-Semitism (Shaharit Newspaper) November 2018 | View Hebrew pdf
  • News Feature:  AZM Shares Zionism Principles (JBSTV – Jewish Broadcasting Service) August 31, 2018 | Watch clip
  • 120th anniversary of Second Zionist Congress celebrated with constructive campaign (Jewish News Syndicate) August 29, 2018 | Read Full Text
  • An interview with Herbert Block – Executive Director of American Zionist Movement. by Kirill Zadov (RUSA.FM Radio Boutique Politic) August 16, 2018| Listen to Interview
  • The need to confront obstacles to peace in the Middle East It is clear that both terror and incitement against Jews and Jewish-self-determination as well as rejectionism of Israel’s very existence remain the major stumbling blocks to peace. (The Jerusalem Post) July 8, 2018 | Read Full Text
  • Abbas’s hateful war against Zionism and Israel We should no longer turn a blind eye to incitement, rejectionism and the encouragement of heinous acts of terror as a means of accomplishing political goals. (Jewish News Syndicate) July 5, 2018 | Read Full Text
  • Constructive dialogue remains critical to moving American ‘Zionism forward’:  Despite political disagreements that often threaten to polarize Israel supporters, it’s possible to rally organizations around the “commonalities” that bind support for the Jewish state. (JNS) June 25, 2018 | Read Full Text (The Algemeiner) June 26, 2018 Read Full Text
  • FORTY U.N. AMBASSADORS BRING IN ISRAEL’S 70TH ANNIVERSARY  Led by UN Ambassador Danny Danon, 40 ambassadors from Europe, Latin America and Africa participated in an event held at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. (Jerusalem Post > Israel’s 70th anniversary) April 20, 2018 | Read Full Text
  • Forty UN Ambassadors Visiting Israel During 70th Anniversary (Jewish Press) April 20, 2018 | Read Full Text
  • UN Ambassadors visit Israel as part of largest delegation ever (Ynet News) April 18, 2018 | Read Full Text
  • 40 Ambassadors to the United Nations visit Israel (Times of Israel) April 18, 2018 | Read Full Text
  • 40 UN Ambassadors visit Israel as nation celebrates 70th anniversary (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) April 18, 2018 | Read Full Text
  • Forty UN Ambassadors Tour Israel, Meet Pols During 70th Anniversary Celebrations (The Algemeiner) April 18, 2018 | Read Full Text
  • Forty UN ambassadors tour Israel, meet pols during 70th-anniversary celebrations (Jewish News Syndicate) April 17, 2018 | Read Full Text
  • 40 UN Ambassadors Tour Israel (Five Towns Jewish Times) April 17, 2018 | Read Full Text
  • Diary from the 30th March of the Living (JPost) April 14, 2018 | Read Full Text
  • UN Ambassadors Join ‘March of the Living’ at Auschwitz (Breaking Israel News) April 14, 2018 | Read Full Text
  • UN ambassadors visit Auschwitz on Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jewish News Syndicate) April 12, 2018 | Read Full Text (JewishWebsite) | Read Full Text
  • UN ambassadors visit Auschwitz- On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the American Zionist Movement brings UN ambassadors to Auschwitz (Arutz Sheva) April 12, 2018 | Read Full Text
  • Led by Israel’s President Rivlin, thousands attend March of Living in Poland (The Times of Israel) April 12, 2018 | Read Full Text
  • Thirty years of the March of the Living (The John Batchelor Show) Featuring Monica Crowley, Malcolm Hoenlein and AZM President Richard D. Heideman; April 12, 2018 | Read Full Text
  • Sharansky: Be wary of pro-Israel anti-Jewish groups (The Jerusalem Post) February 21, 2018 | View pdf
  • L’Chayim: American Zionism (Jewish Broadcasting Service – JBSTV) February 20, 2018 | Watch Interview
  • Reaffirming a Shared History, Embracing Challenges and Looking Ahead with the American Zionist Movement (New York Jewish Life) January 27, 2018 | Read Full Text
  • Reject Rejectionism (Long Island Jewish World) January 26 – February 1, 2018 – Nations need to turn away from anti-Israel policies | Read Full Text (pg.4) View pdf
  • #OffScriptOn9:  Is peace between Palestine and Israel possible in our lifetime? (WUSA9) January 25, 2018 | Watch Video
  • #OffScriptOn9: Fiery discussion on negotiating peace between Palestine and Israel, Part 1 (WUSA9) January 25, 2018 | Watch Video
  • #OffScriptOn9: Fiery discussion on negotiating peace between Palestine and Israel, Part 2  (WUSA9) January 25, 2018 | Watch Video
  • UNRWA: An Obstacle to Peace, Humanitarian Goals and Hate-Free Education (Times of Israel) January 16, 2018 | Read Full Text
  • Terrorism and Rejectionism: Twin Threats to Peace and Security (Jewish News Service) January 14, 2018 | Read Full Text  (The Algemeiner) January 15, 2018 | Read Full Text
  • The challenge of seeking the unity of the Jewish people (The Jerusalem Post) January 4, 2018 – It is evident that all sides have their qualms and issues with others, so we should constantly remind ourselves that what unites us should be far greater than that which divides us. | Read Full Text | View pdf

2017

  • It’s Time To Stop Excusing Palestinian Violence (The Forward) December 11, 2017 | Read Full Text
  • Jewish groups applaud historic US recognition of J’lem as Israel’s capital (The Jerusalem Post) December 6, 2017 – Trump announces US moving embassy to Jerusalem Abbas slams Trump Jerusalem move as ‘condemned, unacceptable’ | Read Full Text
  • Debate Continued on Facebook live (WUSA9) December 6, 2017 | Watch
  • #OffScriptOn9: Heated debate over whether US should recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital (WUSA9) December 6, 2017 | Watch Video
  • People in the News—Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads (The Legal Intelligencer) December 6, 2017 – Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads partner David Dormont spoke at the American Zionist Movement Washington national conference. | Read Full Text
  • THE RUNDOWN | Will Trump fulfill promise to move embassy? (i24NEWS) December 1, 2017 | Watch Video
  • AZM Conference Examines Zionism Across the Aisle and the Religious Spectrum (Kol HaBirah) November 30, 2017 | Read Full Text
  • Balfour Declaration +100: Israel Perseveres and Prospers (Jihad Watch) November 30, 2017 | Read Full Text
  • Welcome To The Post Modern Anti-Semitism Debate (The Forward) November 29, 2017 | Read Full Text
  • THE RUNDOWN | Res. 181: partition of land between Jews, Arabs (i24NEWS) November 29, 2017 | Watch Video
  • 70th anniversary of ‘Partition Plan’ marked in New York (European Jewish Press) November 29, 2017 | Read Full Text
  • Rebranding Zionism: Israel and Judaism are inseparable (The Jerusalem Post) November 25, 2017 | Read Full Text | View pdf (Jerusalem Report-The Jerusalem Post)
  • US House honors Balfour Declaration centennial with pro-Israel resolution (The Jerusalem Post) November 18, 2017 | Read Full Text
  • American Zionist Shabbat initiative aims to shift conversation about Israel (The Jerusalem Post) October 26, 2017 | Read Full Text
  • Zionism and Judaism are Inseparable in American Zionist Shabbat Initiative (The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com) October 24, 2017 | Read Full Text
  • Celebrating the First Zionist Congress (Queens Chronicle) August 31, 2017 | Read Full Text
  • Zionism Under Assault (New York Jewish Life) August 30, 2017 – Leaders Gather in NYC to mark the birth of a movement | Read Full Text
  • US Jewish leaders from right to left back metal detectors on Temple Mount (JNS.org) July 21, 2017 | Read Full Text
  • Moving Zionism Forward: A Conversation with the President of the American Zionist Movement (Patheos) June 15, 2017 | Read Full Text
  • Jewish Survival Through Jewish Unity, Theme of New AZM President (JewishPress) May 17, 2017 – Heideman’s task will be to fashion unity from a widely-disparate consortium of Zionists | Read Full Text
  • Zionism Forward (JPost) April 25, 2017 – Why are American Jews so fazed by the question- Are you a Zionist? | Read Full Text
  • New AZM President (LIJW) March 31-April 6, 2017 | Read Full Text
  • Four Questions: Herbert Block (New York Jewish Life) March 21, 2017 | Read Full Text
  • Ex-Louisvillian elected president of AZM at bienniel (Jewish Louisville) March 17, 2017 | Read Full Text
  • ‘News and analysis’ (The Chronicle of Philanthropy) March 10, 2017 – Grist and American Zionist Movement Name New Top Executives | Read Full Text
  • Richard D. Heideman elected American Zionist Movement president (The Jerusalem Post) March 7, 2017 – | Read Full Text
  • New American Zionist Movement President Launches ‘Zionism Forward’ (Jewish Press News Briefs) March 7, 2017 – Acclaimed lawyer launches ‘Zionism Forward’ program. | Read Full Text
  • ‘Impact of BDS is worse than most people Realize’ (JPost) February 26, 2017 – Richard D. Heideman, one of the foremost legal experts on fighting the BDS movement, seeks to repair the tarnished name of Zionism | Read Full Text