MORTON A. KLEIN

National President - Zionist Organization of America

Keynote World Renowned Guest Scholar

Morton A. Klein is National President of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), the oldest pro-Israel group in the U.S., founded in 1897. He is a member of the National Council of AIPAC. Mr. Klein is widely regarded as one of the leading Jewish activists in the United States.

The national Jewish weekly, "The Forward" named him one of the top five Jewish leaders in the US today, stating "It's impossible to deny that Klein has been extraordinarily effective." The US Department of State has awarded Klein a "Certificate of Appreciation" "in recognition of outstanding contributions to national and international affairs," after he delivered a major address there. He is a member of the International Board of Governors of the College of Judea and Samaria in Ariel, Israel.

The Philadelphia Jewish Exponent named him one of the top dozen "Jewish activists of the century." The NY Jewish Week (largest Federation paper) has named him one of the top ten Jewish leaders who have made a difference. The Jewish Press recently stated that "Morton Klein is one of the best minds in this country." The Jerusalem Post has called the ZOA, "one of the most important and influential groups in the U.S. today." The Wall Street Journal called the ZOA "heroic and the most credible advocate for Israel on the American Jewish scene today " and we should "snap a salute to those who were right about Oslo and Arafat all along, including Morton Klein who was wise, brave, and unflinchingly honest. When the history of the American Jewish struggle in these years is written, Mr. Klein will emerge as an outsized figure." The New York Times, in a profile called "Public Lives," called Klein, "a man who ferrets out anti-Semitism wherever it is, a rare voice from the outset in the American Jewish community against the Oslo Accords, and an iconoclast who is a prolific speechmaker, writer, and Congressional lobbyist."

His successful campaigns against anti-Israel bias in leading textbooks, travel guides, universities, churches, and the media, as well as his work on Capitol Hill, were the subject of 30 feature stories both here and in Israel. He has been invited to testify before the US Congress, including the US House International Relations Committee, and the Israeli Knesset.

Mr. Klein is quoted internationally and has appeared in the media in countries including the U.S.A., Israel, France, Germany, Japan, Greece, Holland, etc. More than 300 of his articles and letters have been published in newspapers, magazines, and scientific journals around the world, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, LA Times, Washington Times, USA Today, Congressional Quarterly, New Republic, New Yorker, Commentary, Near East Report, Reform Judaism, Jerusalem Post & other leading Jewish papers, Philadelphia Inquirer, Miami Herald, Chicago Tribune, Ha'aretz & Maariv (Israel) and Canadian Jewish News. Mr. Klein has appeared on TV and radio including ABC's World News Tonight, NBC National News, Jim Lehrer News Hour, O'Reilly Factor, CNN, Fox-TV, CNBC, MSNBC, NPR, BBC, C-Span, VOA and Israel TV/Radio.