World Zionist Organization

Knesset advances bill granting Chief Rabbinate authority over Western Wall prayer

The bill passed by a margin of 56-47 and will now be discussed in Knesset committee meetings. It will still need to undergo three more plenum readings to become a law. 

A Jewish woman prays at the Little Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, February 18, 2026
 Participants at NYC's Israel Day Parade, May 18, 2025.

WZO invites Mamdani to NYC Israel Day Parade, consul Akunis fires back

World Zionist Organization Chair Yaakov Hagoel and Jewish Agency Chair Doron Almog are seen alongside families of the Sydney terror attack victims during a solidarity visit to Australia, February 10, 2026.

'Mutual responsibility': Israel recognizes Bondi casualties as victims of antisemitism

‘THE WORLD Zionist Organization is an ideal platform to play a unifying role.’ WZO President Rabbi Doron Perez holds a picture of his son Daniel, a tank commander who fell in battle on October 7, and whose body had been abducted into Gaza until finally being returned in a ceasefire deal in October.

Rebranding Zionism, unifying Jews: Rabbi Doron Perez on his plans as WZO president - interview


How can Israel strengthen aliyah, Jewish identity? - opinion

Maybe Herzl would have been impressed by the state we established, but we in the World Zionist Organization know that the work is far from over.

 THE WRITER attends a ceremony in memory of Theodor Herzl, on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, in 2021.

Is a Hanan Ben Ari concert the solution for diaspora, Israeli divisions? - opinion

The event, organized by the Aliyah and Integration Ministry, was an intentional celebration of our shared identity as a nation.

 Hanan Ben Ari and a new shaliach called Joseph

Jerusalem Post to celebrate Israel at 75 in New York

National Unity Chairman Benny Gantz is among the keynote speakers at the event.

 Jerusalem Post annual conference, New York 2023.

World Zionist Congress adopts resolutions against Israel's judicial reform

The World Zionist Organization concluded a three day online voting procedure, on proposals that were suggested at the special World Zionist Congress last month.

 World Zionist Organization executive chairman Yaakov Hagoel at the 125th anniversary event for the First Zionist Congress.

This was not his dream - Opinion

It is essential to recognize that antizionism can be a form of antisemitism, and Israel has the right to exist. You can criticize a country’s policies, but not rule out its right to exist.

 Raheli Baratz-Rix

Zionism has to be where the people of Israel need it - WZO head

Yaakov Hagoel said there is no lack of challenges in the new millennium, both within and outside the borders of Israel, from societal and political divisions to antisemitism and assimilation

 YAAKOV HAGOEL addresses the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress in Basel on August 29, 2022

Israel Remembrance Day: Rabbi Leo Dee on qualities that must be saved

The ceremony was opened by Rabbi Leo Dee, who has lost his wife Lucy and his two daughters Maia and Rina in a brutal shooting attack this past Passover.

 Rabbi Leo Dee is seen speaking at an Israel Remembrance Day ceremony.

How do I talk to my child about the Holocaust?

Racheli Baratz-Rix, the head of the WZO Department of Combating Antisemitism, provides tips on how to discuss the Holocaust with children.

A Holocaust survivor and her great-granddaughter touch in a picture presented by Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the official Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem on April 27, 2022.

Extraordinary World Zionist Congress begins today

The World Zionist Congress is a gathering of representatives of  Jewish Zionists from 40 countries. The Congress is the supreme body in terms of legislation and outlining the policies of the WZO.

 World Zionist Organization executive chairman Yaakov Hagoel at the 125th anniversary event for the First Zionist Congress.

Senior religious Zionist rabbi: I fear collapse of Jewish communities

OTS’s Rabbi Brander: “For the first time in my life I fear this collapse and the rift between our two Jewish communities”

THIS DELEGATION of US rabbis raised $2m. in Toronto on Monday to provide religious education for French Jews immigrating to Israel.