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


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.

Rabbi Doron Perez favored for Keren Hayesod head amid WZC coalition talks

World Mizrachi movement executive chairman Rabbi Doron Perez is favored for the head of Keren Hayesod amid World Zionist Congress coalition negotiation, complicated by World Likud internal dispute.

 Rabbi Doron Perez holding a photograph of his son, Capt. Daniel Perez, who fell on October 7.

World Zionist Congress kicks off in Jerusalem to set agenda for national institutions

Over 1,400 delegates and alternate delegates from 43 countries will participate in the WZC, which serves as the legislative and decision-making body for the World Zionist Organization.

 The city of Jerusalem.

Likud factions clash over leadership, disrupting coalition talks for WZC positions

An internal rift between World Likud factions is delaying elections and disrupting coalition talks for key positions at the World Zionist Congress, with both sides accusing each other of obstruction.

Israeli Minister Miki Zohar speaks at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025.

How the 39th World Zionist Congress will shape future of Jewish world - explainer

From October 28–30, 2025, Jerusalem will host the 39th World Zionist Congress

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 37th World Zionist Congress at the Jerusalem Convention Center, October 20, 2015

Back to the Basics: A Zionist Answer for an Age of Doubt

Our task is to reclaim our story, renew our alliances, and return to the foundational values that made the State of Israel possible

 A silhouette of Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, is displayed near a flag of the state of Israel on a building in Jerusalem.

Likud Israel court can intervene in Likud affairs, marks success for Minister Zohar - exclusive

Such a battle hasn't occurred in the World Likud in the past 20 years.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to his Likud party faction meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem May 20, 2024

Judges order ZOA to follow original Zionist Congress list order for delegates

The three-judge panel ordered ZOA to submit a corrected list immediately and instructed the World Likud Election Committee to publish it by September 14.

 Zionist Organization Of America.

Hagoel tops Likud Central Committee vote, beating four ministers to retain World Likud dominance

Hagoel’s triumph comes five months after the same ministers tried to push a constitutional amendment that would have slashed the voting power of Likud activists abroad to just 20 percent.

World Zionist Organization chairman Yaakov Hagoel.

The first Zionist diplomat: How Theodor Herzl changed Jewish and world history - opinion

To those who view diplomacy as naive, we urge a look at Theodor Herzl, the first Zionist diplomat, a man whose primary tools were determination and words.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in front of a portrait of Theodor Herzl at Independence Hall in Tel Aviv in 2010. Herzl’s use of diplomatic means secured recognition for Zionism’s goals, say the writers.