World Zionist Congress

Has Zionism grown too bureaucratic for its moment of crisis? - opinion

Are growing administrative structures strengthening its mission – or quietly weakening it at a moment of historic vulnerability?

DELEGATES, OBSERVERS, staff, and others associated with Kol Israel gather at the World Zionist Congress last week. The Zionist institutions should be forums for visionary debate, says the writer.
‘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

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World Zionist Congress passes key resolutions, while E1 settlements project lead to walkouts

Subjects as antisemitism and education receive overwhelming support, while more controversial matters, such as the rejection of settlement building, saw a mass walkout in the WZC.

The World Zionist Organization building in Tel Aviv, overlooking Leonardo da Vinci Street, displayes the Declaration of Independence September 12, 2023

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Pro-Israel influencer Lizzy Savetsky before her interview at the Jerusalem Post studio in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, following a late-night World Zionist Congress session.

Controversial Yair Netanyahu appt to WZO gives Hagoel opportunity to keep role at WZO

Renewed negotiations followed Wednesday's proposed deal for the positions in the National Institutions stall, after Culture Minister Miki Zohar advanced the appointment of Yair Netanyahu.

 Yair Netanyahu

World Zionist Circus: Delegates, vote no. Kill the Yair Netanyahu deal - comment

Delegates of the WZC should vote against Yair Netanyahu's appointment, not out of dislike for a family but out of respect for the institution.

'That is why this appointment misses the moment. I am not against Netanyahu Jr. I have never met the guy. I would be against anyone, from any faction, who is high profile in spreading hate and spreading division within our nation, and then asks to become the face of Diaspora engagement.'

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Yair Netanyahu is expected to receive one of the five senior positions, with a salary similar to that of a government minister, including an office and car.

Yair Netanyahu, son of former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in the defamation lawsuit filed by former MK Stav Shafir in Tel Aviv, on November 29, 2022.

Otzma Yehudit blames Likud for exclusion from World Zionist Congress coalition

"The one who signed this disgrace and audacity is none other than the Likud, through the Minister of Culture Miki Zohar," said Periphery Development Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf.

Minister of Culture and Sports Miki Zohar speaks at a ceremony marking the reopening of the newly renovated Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, August 11, 2025.

Father of slain IDF soldier Rabbi Doron Perez to be new World Zionist Organization chair

Perez is set to become the World Zionist Organization chair as part of a power-sharing rotation between World Mizrachi and Yesh Atid, which will take charge in the second half of the term.

Rabbi Doron Perez, 55, embraces his daughter Shira Perez, in their home in Yad Binyamin, Israel October 19, 2023.

Israeli opposition MK Cohen selected as new Jewish National Fund chairman

The selection was announced during the World Zionist Congress on Wednesday.

MK Meir Cohen speaks during a Yesh Atid party conference in Tel Aviv, September 1, 2025

World Zionist Congress reshuffles agenda due to expected haredi IDF draft protests

WZO Vice Chairman Dr. Yizhar Hess denounced reports that delegates would participate in the protests.

Guards remove ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters from the courtroom during a hearing on the government’s draft of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli military, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, October 29, 2025.

WZC factions pushing to exclude WZO chairman Hagoel from coalition deal

The delegates were also in dispute, with some submitted by virtue of their office. There was further disagreement about who would represent the Zionist Organization of America at the conference.

 YAAKOV HAGOEL, chairman, World Zionist Organization; acting chairman, The Jewish Agency Executive.