World Zionist Congress
Incumbent Yaakov Hagoel will share a term with the Johannesburg-born rabbi at the helm of the world’s oldest existing Zionist organization.
The opposition leader decried “corruption” within the World Zionist Organization.
Likud move to appoint PM’s son to a paid WZO post sparked opposition backlash, delaying votes at the World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem.
In Jerusalem, fierce debates and record participation amid rising antisemitism underline how the stakes have risen in the Diaspora.
Smotrich profusely thanked Trump for his support of Israel, calling him a “messenger of God.”
While Haredi groups secured more influence in the World Zionist Congress, the Reform Judaism movement received the most votes of any single “slate.”
The Anti-Defamation League lists Betar US in its “glossary of extremism and hate” database.
“Everyone will have their own viewpoints on certain matters, but there’s a lot that we’ll be united on,” Herbert Block, of the American Zionist Movement, told JNS.
Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman emeritus of the Conference of Presidents, told JNS that the Orthodox community “in many respects” is better organized than other Jewish sectors.
Eretz Hakodesh is appealing a judgment that demands only an apology from Mercaz USA for a smear campaign run on its behalf.
With results still weeks from being announced and investigations ongoing, questions remain about whether entire slates of candidates may be tossed.
The unapologetic clarification followed several complaints by politicians about the $43,000 funding to Physicians for Human Rights-Israel.
