World Zionist Organization

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

WZO chair Yaakov Hagoel also stated during the interview that he planned on reiterating the invitation in-person if he is able to meet with Mamdani in New York during an upcoming visit. 

 Participants at NYC's Israel Day Parade, May 18, 2025.
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

Rabbi Doron Perez: A journey to rebrand Zionism and honoring his son.

Rabbi Doron Perez: A journey to rebrand Zionism and honoring his son


At Jerusalem prize ceremony, Daniel Andrews demands accountability for antisemitism

Recipient of Jerusalem Prize, Former Victorian premier Andrews: “If people won’t speak out against antisemitism - defund them.”

 ZFA President Jeremy Leibler, WZO representative Gusti Yehoshua Braverman, former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Zionism Victoria President Yossi Goldfarb.

Haredi-led festival rejects IDF soldiers, ministry pulls support

The festival, known as the Simchas Beis Hashoeva, is hosted by the Eretz HaKodesh faction within the World Zionist Organization and is being promoted as an event for "yeshiva scholars from abroad."

 An IDF soldier is seen wearing a Jewish tzitzit while carrying a weapon in Jerusalem, May 13, 2024

Fighting antisemitism in the US

WZO’s Raheli Baratz-Rix has developed two unique programs together with the Jewish Learning Institute.

 Raheli Baratz-Rix, head of the Department of Combating Antisemitism and Enhancing Resilience at the World Zionist Organization, with Rabbi Efraim Mintz, executive director of the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute.

This week in Jewish history: Polio vaccine, Hebron massacre, Zionists

A highly abridged version of the daily Dust & Stars.

Synagogue desecrated in Hebron

Education, leadership, and hope reunited in Buenos Aires

The Jewish Educational Vision Forum took place recently in Buenos Aires, bringing together school principals from 11 Latin American countries to promote collaboration and networking.

 Mr. Silvio Joskowicz, member of the board of the World Zionist Organization and head of the department for Zionist enterprise

Jewish leaders from 17 countries convene, discussing Latin American Judaism post October 7

Latin American Jewish leadership network convenes in Cancún, addressing future challenges.

 142 leaders from 17 countries came together in Cancún.

'They work day and night to keep us safe': NGOs provide aid to emergency response teams

An increase in terror threats from Jenin and Tulkarem have led top nonprofits to increase donations of equipment and supplies for soldiers, civilian guards and rescue teams nationwide.

 Israel Friends Organization provides safety vests

Seventy-five emissaries from Israel departing on educational mission to the Diaspora

Emissaries will be under the auspices of the Education Department of the World Zionist Movement.

 75 teacher emissaries of the World Zionist Education Department

Hostage Recovery Directorate to be managed by the World Zionist Organization

The directorate, which was initially under the command of the Home Front Command, will now operate under the WZO at an annual cost of approximately 27 million shekels.

 An Israeli woman carries an Israeli flag as she passes in front of a graffity calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, on November 12, 2023

Ceremony marks 76 years since Altalena sinking

"On this day, in this place, and at this time, we must fulfil the legacy of Menachem Begin, who showed tremendous leadership and declared here on the Altalena: ‘Civil war, never again.’"

  World Zionist Organization Chair Yaakov Hagoel drops a wreath to mark the spot where the Altalena sank, June 23, 2024.