Yaakov Hagoel

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

ISRAELIS LIGHT candles the day after after two gunmen shot and killed people gathered on Australia's Bondi beach for the start of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, in Jerusalem on December 15, 2025.

Jerusalem memorial ceremony for Bondi Beach terror victims in tandem with ceremony in Sydney

Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends Israel Hayom conference in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025.

Herzog halts lone immigrant ceremony to condemn Sydney Hanukkah attack


Israeli government recognizes Diaspora victims in historic resolution

The historic resolution, adopted on May 27, 2024, follows a call made in 2022 by Yaakov Hagoel, chairman of the World Zionist Organization.

 (L-R) Amichai Chikli, Shira Ruderman, Yaakov Hagoel

World Zionist Organization hosts Jewish People Challenges Conference in Jerusalem

 President Isaac Herzog and Yaakov Hagoel, Chairman of the World Zionist Organization with WZO staff at the Jewish People Challenges Conference.

Grapevine: What's next?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

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

WZO asks owners of empty apartments to offer them to displaced Israelis

"My Home is Your Home" is a new initiative promoted by the World Zionist Organization Chairman Yaakov Hagoel.

People walk with their belongings next to a bus as Israelis are evacuated from the southern town of Sderot, near Israel's border with Gaza, October 15, 2023.

WZO leaders clash over Netanyahu-Musk meeting

Discussions in the WZO about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with Elon Musk started Monday and continued Tuesday.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Elon Musk.

WZO chairman slams his deputy, supports Netanyahu-Musk meeting

The debate surrounding the Netanyahu-Musk conversation underscores the complex nature of addressing antisemitism in the digital age.

 (L-R) Benjamin Netanyahu, Elon Musk

50 Influential Jews: Pillars of Zion - No. 26

The heads of Israel's national institutions Keren Kayemet LeIsrael, World Zionist Organization, and Keren Hayesod wield profound influence, backed by tens of billions of shekels.

 Keren Hayesod world chairman Sam Grundwerg, World Zionist Organization chairman Yaakov Hagoel, and KKL chairperson Ifat Ovadia Luski.

WZO head Hagoel talks 5 significant challenges confronting Jews

Hagoel, speaking in Hebrew, listed the following issues: the lack of fluency in Hebrew, disunity among the Jewish people, assimilation, antisemitism, and the importance of aliyah. 

 Yaakov Hagoel is seen addressing The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York, on June 5, 2023.

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

Nearly 25% of Israeli Jews experience antisemitism abroad - survey

The survey was conducted among Jewish Israelis in preparation for International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, 2023. 

A Star of David necklace.