First Zionist Congress

Is Israel the Jewish state that Theodor Herzl dreamed of? – opinion

As Herzl’s grandparents are reburied in Jerusalem, the Jewish state should revisit his ideas

|ByTOVA HERZL
The founder of political Zionism, Theodore Herzl, is buried on the mountain named after him in 1949.
Dr. Haim Ben Yaakov

Extraordinary Zionist Congress -75 Years to the State of Israel - Opinion

The ideology of state Zionism formed the basis for the creation of the State of Israel, and today we must consider what a renewed form of state Zionism might entail.

|ByDR. HAIM BEN YAKOV, EURO-ASIAN JEWISH CONGRESS DIRECTOR GENERAL
President Isaac Herzog addresses the event marking the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress in Basel on August 29 2022.

Extraordinary Zionist Congress to take place in Jerusalem next week

Over 2,000 Jewish leaders and young people from Israel and all over the world will gather at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
CELEBRATIONS TAKE place in the streets of Tel Aviv moments after the UN voted to pave the way for the creation of Israel, on November 29, 1947

Celebrating 75 years of Theodor Herzl's Zionist idea - opinion

The world recognized Theodor Herzl's old-new Zionist idea, Jews are a people tied to a particular homeland with the right to establish a Jewish state in their homeland.

|ByGIL TROY

A need for strong religious Zionist political representation

For many Israelis, the role of the religious Zionism is narrowly conceived as being solely related to issues of land and the military response to our enemies but it is so much more than that.

OCTOBER 2, 2022ByDAVID FINE
Rabbi David Fine (L) is seen shaking hands with Religious Zionist Party leader MK Bezalel Smotrich.

Grapevine September 10, 2022: Reform is in the air

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Isaac Herzog reenacts Theodor Herzl’s famous balcony photograph in Basel on August 29, just as his late father and Israel’s sixth president, Chaim Herzog, did during his state visit to Switzerland in 1987.

As Zionist as it gets - opinion

Celebrating 90 years of a high-quality press and other accomplishments in an ‘old-new land’ – a dream come true.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022ByDR. MICHAEL MIRILASHVILI
The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York, 2022

Im Tirzu carried out the ideals of Zionism by doing good - opinion

Israel without Zionism is a hollowed-out failure, regardless of whatever prosperity and strength to which one could point.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022ByDOUGLAS ALTABEF
CHAIRMAN OF the World Zionist Organization Yaakov Hagoel addresses last week’s conference on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress in Basel.

It's time for a new era of Israel-Diaspora ties - opinion

We have to adopt a new paradigm, one which I shall call: The Jewish peoplehood paradigm – Israel and Diaspora as partners.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022ByNACHMAN SHAI
THIS WEEK, the writer addresses the 125 Years of Zionism conference, in Basel.

125 years of modern religious Zionism: Time for an introspective - opinion

Our achievements over the past century and a quarter have surpassed the dreams of even the most ambitious visionaries. They're nothing short of a manifestation of our prophets’ farsighted aspirations

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022ByKENNETH BRANDER
TODAY, JUDAISM’S organizing principle is shifting from Rabbinic Judaism to Zionism.

Don't forget where Zionism comes from - opinion

Zionism – the Jewish yearning to return to their ancestral homeland of Israel – has existed since Jews were exiled from the Land of Israel.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022ByMICHAL COHEN
ATTENDEES ARRIVE for the conference on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress at the original venue, the Stadtcasino Basel, in Switzerland this week.

Why were haredi political factions against the WZO anniversary event?

Members of the Zionist executive from around the world gathered on stage in Basel singing Hatikvah, but where were the members of haredi political factions?

AUGUST 31, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Shas leader Arye Deri (right) and UTJ leader Ya'acov Litzman (far left) attend a meeting in Jerusalem.

Zionism past and present: From Herzl to Herzog

Wisely speaking in Hebrew, even though much of the 125th anniversary of Herzl’s First Zionist Congress this week transpired in English, Herzog was at his best.

AUGUST 31, 2022ByGIL TROY
PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog addresses the 125 Years of Zionism conference in Basel on Monday.

Israel and the Diaspora need new agreement on their relationship - Shai

Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai gave a speech at the conference that marks the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress.

AUGUST 29, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai gives a speech at the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress.