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vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Herzl_Award"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Herzl Award</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Herzl_Award-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Controversies" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Controversies"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Controversies</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Controversies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button 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interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B8%D9%85%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9" title="المنظمة الصهيونية العالمية – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="المنظمة الصهيونية العالمية" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Световна ционистка организация – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Световна ционистка организация" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organitzaci%C3%B3_Sionista_Mundial" title="Organització Sionista Mundial – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Organització Sionista Mundial" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sv%C4%9Btov%C3%A1_sionistick%C3%A1_organizace" title="Světová sionistická organizace – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Světová sionistická organizace" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sefydliad_Seionyddol_y_Byd" title="Sefydliad Seionyddol y Byd – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Sefydliad Seionyddol y Byd" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdens_Zionistorganisation" title="Verdens Zionistorganisation – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Verdens Zionistorganisation" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionistische_Weltorganisation" title="Zionistische Weltorganisation – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Zionistische Weltorganisation" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizaci%C3%B3n_Sionista_Mundial" title="Organización Sionista Mundial – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Organización Sionista Mundial" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monda_Cionisma_Organiza%C4%B5o" title="Monda Cionisma Organizaĵo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Monda Cionisma Organizaĵo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munduko_Erakunde_Sionista" title="Munduko Erakunde Sionista – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Munduko Erakunde Sionista" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%D8%B5%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%85" title="سازمان جهانی صهیونیسم – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سازمان جهانی صهیونیسم" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation_sioniste_mondiale" title="Organisation sioniste mondiale – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Organisation sioniste mondiale" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizaci%C3%B3n_Sionista_Mundial" title="Organización Sionista Mundial – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Organización Sionista Mundial" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B7%D5%AD%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%B8%D5%B6%D5%AB%D5%BD%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%A6%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%BA%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6" title="Համաշխարհային սիոնիստական կազմակերպություն – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Համաշխարհային սիոնիստական կազմակերպություն" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisasi_Zionis_Sedunia" title="Organisasi Zionis Sedunia – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Organisasi Zionis Sedunia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizzazione_sionista_mondiale" title="Organizzazione sionista mondiale – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Organizzazione sionista mondiale" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%94%D7%A1%D7%AA%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%AA" title="ההסתדרות הציונית העולמית – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ההסתדרות הציונית העולמית" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A4%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%97%E1%83%90_%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%92%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%96%E1%83%90%E1%83%AA%E1%83%98%E1%83%90" title="მსოფლიო სიონისტთა ორგანიზაცია – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="მსოფლიო სიონისტთა ორგანიზაცია" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cionista_Vil%C3%A1gszervezet" title="Cionista Világszervezet – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Cionista Világszervezet" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionistische_Wereldorganisatie" title="Zionistische Wereldorganisatie – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Zionistische Wereldorganisatie" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Zionist_Organization" title="World Zionist Organization – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="World Zionist Organization" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Awiatowa_Organizacja_Syjonistyczna" title="Światowa Organizacja Syjonistyczna – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Światowa Organizacja Syjonistyczna" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organiza%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Sionista_Mundial" title="Organização Sionista Mundial – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Organização Sionista Mundial" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organiza%C8%9Bia_Sionist%C4%83_Mondial%C4%83" title="Organizația Sionistă Mondială – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Organizația Sionistă Mondială" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Всемирная сионистская организация – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Всемирная сионистская организация" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizata_Bot%C3%ABrore_Sioniste" title="Organizata Botërore Sioniste – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Organizata Botërore Sioniste" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svetov%C3%A1_sionistick%C3%A1_organiz%C3%A1cia" title="Svetová sionistická organizácia – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Svetová sionistická organizácia" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Светска ционистичка организација – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Светска ционистичка организација" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a 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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Non-governmental organization established in 1897</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) 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title="Max Nordau">Max Nordau</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jerusalem" title="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Yaakov Hagoel, chairperson, Yaakov Aharoni, director general</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wzo.org.il">www<wbr />.wzo<wbr />.org<wbr />.il</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>World Zionist Organization</b> (<a href="/wiki/Hebrew_language" title="Hebrew language">Hebrew</a>: <span lang="he" dir="rtl">הַהִסְתַּדְּרוּת הַצִּיּוֹנִית הָעוֹלָמִית</span>; <i>HaHistadrut HaTzionit Ha'Olamit</i>), or <b>WZO</b>, is a <a href="/wiki/Non-governmental_organization" title="Non-governmental organization">non-governmental organization</a> that promotes <a href="/wiki/Zionism" title="Zionism">Zionism</a>. It was founded as the <b>Zionist Organization</b> (<b>ZO</b>; 1897–1960) at the initiative of <a href="/wiki/Theodor_Herzl" title="Theodor Herzl">Theodor Herzl</a> at the First <a href="/wiki/World_Zionist_Congress" title="World Zionist Congress">Zionist Congress</a>, which took place in August 1897 in <a href="/wiki/Basel" title="Basel">Basel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The goals of the Zionist movement were set out in the <a href="/wiki/Basel_Program" title="Basel Program">Basel Program</a>. </p><p>Operating under the aegis of the WZO are organizations that define themselves as Zionist, such as <a href="/wiki/WIZO" class="mw-redirect" title="WIZO">WIZO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hadassah_Women%27s_Zionist_Organization_of_America" title="Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America">Hadassah</a>, <a href="/wiki/B%27nai_B%27rith" title="B'nai B'rith">B'nai B'rith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maccabi_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Maccabi (sports)">Maccabi</a>, the International Sephardic Federation, the <a href="/wiki/World_Union_of_Jewish_Students" title="World Union of Jewish Students">World Union of Jewish Students</a> (WUJS), and more. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Jewish_Agency_for_Israel" title="Jewish Agency for Israel">Jewish Agency for Israel</a> is a parallel organisation, with goals, attributes and leadership closely intertwined with those of the Zionist Organization during the years before the establishment of the <a href="/wiki/State_of_israel" class="mw-redirect" title="State of israel">State of Israel</a>, and to varying degrees after that. 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founded</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PikiWiki_Israel_15641_World_Zionist_Organization_Building_in_Tel_Aviv.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/PikiWiki_Israel_15641_World_Zionist_Organization_Building_in_Tel_Aviv.JPG/220px-PikiWiki_Israel_15641_World_Zionist_Organization_Building_in_Tel_Aviv.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/PikiWiki_Israel_15641_World_Zionist_Organization_Building_in_Tel_Aviv.JPG/330px-PikiWiki_Israel_15641_World_Zionist_Organization_Building_in_Tel_Aviv.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/PikiWiki_Israel_15641_World_Zionist_Organization_Building_in_Tel_Aviv.JPG/440px-PikiWiki_Israel_15641_World_Zionist_Organization_Building_in_Tel_Aviv.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Offices of WZO in Tel Aviv</figcaption></figure> <p>Founded as the Zionist Organization (<a href="/wiki/Hebrew_language" title="Hebrew language">Hebrew</a>: <span lang="he" dir="rtl">הַהִסְתַּדְּרוּת הַצִּיּוֹנִית</span>; <i>HaHistadrut HaTsionit</i>), or ZO, in 1897 at the <a href="/wiki/First_Zionist_Congress" title="First Zionist Congress">First Zionist Congress</a>, held from August 29 to August 31 in <a href="/wiki/Basel,_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Basel, Switzerland">Basel, Switzerland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ZO's newspaper <i><a href="/wiki/Die_Welt_(Herzl)" title="Die Welt (Herzl)">Die Welt</a></i> was founded in the same year. It changed its name to <i>World Zionist Organization</i> in January 1960, when a new constitution was adopted (see full text at <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#External_links">External links</a>). </p><p>The ZO served as an umbrella organization for the <a href="/wiki/Zionism" title="Zionism">Zionist</a> movement, whose objective was the creation of a Jewish homeland in Eretz Yisrael – at that time under the <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a> and following the First World War, the <a href="/wiki/Mandate_for_Palestine" title="Mandate for Palestine">British Mandate of Palestine</a>. When the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Israel" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Israel">State of Israel</a> was <a href="/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence_(Israel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Declaration of Independence (Israel)">declared</a> 51 years later on May 14, 1948, many of its new administrative institutions were already in place, having evolved during the regular Zionist Congresses of the previous decades. Some of these institutions remain to this day. </p><p>The finances of the WZO were managed by the <a href="/wiki/Jewish_Colonial_Trust" class="mw-redirect" title="Jewish Colonial Trust">Jewish Colonial Trust</a> (founded in 1899), and acquisition of land was conducted by the <a href="/wiki/Jewish_National_Fund" title="Jewish National Fund">Jewish National Fund</a> (founded in 1901).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Keren_Hayesod" title="Keren Hayesod">Keren Hayesod</a> (founded 1920) funded Zionist and <a href="/wiki/Yishuv" title="Yishuv">Yishuv</a> activities prior to the creation of the state of <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> through enterprises such as the <i>Palestine Electric Company</i>, the <i>Palestine Potash Company</i> and the <i>Anglo-Palestine Bank</i>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LegitymacjaCard.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/LegitymacjaCard.jpg/220px-LegitymacjaCard.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/LegitymacjaCard.jpg/330px-LegitymacjaCard.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/LegitymacjaCard.jpg/440px-LegitymacjaCard.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2292" /></a><figcaption>Member card of the (Polish) Zionist Organization, issued in 1929</figcaption></figure> <p>Membership in the ZO was open to all <a href="/wiki/Jews" title="Jews">Jews</a>, and the right to vote for delegates to the congresses was secured by the purchase of the "Zionist Shekel"<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> i.e. a membership fee or donation named after the ancient Hebrew coin, the <a href="/wiki/Shekel" title="Shekel">shekel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Delegations from all around the world, and from many different political backgrounds and religious traditions, took part in each Congress; delegations/parties were mainly grouped by ideology, rather than by geography.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2007)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1960 the ZO changed its name to the World Zionist Organization and adopted a new constitution under which individuals are ineligible for membership, which is reserved for organizations. </p><p>In 2010, rabbi <a href="/wiki/Yosef_Shalom_Elyashiv" title="Yosef Shalom Elyashiv">Yosef Shalom Elyashiv</a> published a letter criticizing the <a href="/wiki/Shas" title="Shas">Shas</a> Party for joining the WZO.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He wrote that the Party "is turning its back on the basics of Charedi Jewry of the past hundred years. He compared this move to the decision of the <a href="/wiki/Mizrachi_(religious_Zionism)" title="Mizrachi (religious Zionism)">Mizrachi movement</a> to join the WZO [over one hundred years ago] which was the deciding factor in their separation from "authentic Torah Judaism."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presidents">Presidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Zionist_Organization&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Presidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_flag_of_the_World_Zionist_Movement_at_Maccabiah_2013.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/The_flag_of_the_World_Zionist_Movement_at_Maccabiah_2013.JPG/300px-The_flag_of_the_World_Zionist_Movement_at_Maccabiah_2013.JPG" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/The_flag_of_the_World_Zionist_Movement_at_Maccabiah_2013.JPG/450px-The_flag_of_the_World_Zionist_Movement_at_Maccabiah_2013.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/The_flag_of_the_World_Zionist_Movement_at_Maccabiah_2013.JPG/600px-The_flag_of_the_World_Zionist_Movement_at_Maccabiah_2013.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Flag of World Zionist Movement, <a href="/wiki/Maccabiah" class="mw-redirect" title="Maccabiah">Maccabiah</a>, 2013</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Theodor_Herzl" title="Theodor Herzl">Theodor Herzl</a>: (1897–1904)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Max_Nordau" title="Max Nordau">Max Nordau</a> (de facto) (1904–1905)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Wolffsohn" title="David Wolffsohn">David Wolffsohn</a>: (1905–1911)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otto_Warburg_(botanist)" title="Otto Warburg (botanist)">Otto Warburg</a>: (1911–1921)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaim_Weizmann" title="Chaim Weizmann">Chaim Weizmann</a> (1st time): (1921–1931)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nahum_Sokolow" title="Nahum Sokolow">Nahum Sokolow</a>: (1931–1935)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaim_Weizmann" title="Chaim Weizmann">Chaim Weizmann</a> (2nd time): (1935–1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Ben-Gurion" title="David Ben-Gurion">David Ben-Gurion</a> (acting): (1946–1956)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nahum_Goldmann" title="Nahum Goldmann">Nahum Goldmann</a>: (1946–1948)<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Ben-Gurion" title="David Ben-Gurion">David Ben-Gurion</a> (acting): (1948–1956)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nahum_Goldmann" title="Nahum Goldmann">Nahum Goldmann</a>: (1956–1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ehud_Avriel" title="Ehud Avriel">Ehud Avriel</a>: (1968–1972)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tova_Dorfman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tova Dorfman (page does not exist)">Tova Dorfman</a>: (2023–present)<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chairmen">Chairmen</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Zionist_Organization&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Chairmen"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Greenberg" title="Simon Greenberg">Simon Greenberg</a> (1963–1968)<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Louis_Arie_Pincus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Louis Arie Pincus (page does not exist)">Louis Arie Pincus</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%90%D7%99_%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%94_%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A1" class="extiw" title="he:לואי אריה פינקוס">he</a>]</span> (1968–Oct 1973), head WZO executive until 1972</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yitzhak_Navon" title="Yitzhak Navon">Yitzhak Navon</a> (1972–1978), only head of WZO executive</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aryeh_Dolchin" class="mw-redirect" title="Aryeh Dolchin">Aryeh Dolchin</a> (Oct 1973–1975), only chairman of Jewish Agency</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinhas_Sapir" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinhas Sapir">Pinhas Sapir</a> (1975–12 Aug 1975), only head of Jewish Agency</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aryeh_Dolchin" class="mw-redirect" title="Aryeh Dolchin">Aryeh Dolchin</a> (12 Aug 1975–6 Jan 1976), only chairman of Jewish Agency</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yosef_Almogi" title="Yosef Almogi">Yosef Almogi</a> (6 Jan 1976–1978), only chairman of Jewish Agency</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aryeh_Dolchin" class="mw-redirect" title="Aryeh Dolchin">Aryeh Dolchin</a> (1978–Dec 1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simcha_Dinitz" title="Simcha Dinitz">Simcha Dinitz</a> (Dec 1987–14 Feb 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yehiel_Leket" title="Yehiel Leket">Yehiel Leket</a> (Feb 1994–Feb 1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avraham_Burg" title="Avraham Burg">Avraham Burg</a> (Feb 1995–Feb 1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sallai_Meridor" title="Sallai Meridor">Sallai Meridor</a> (25 Feb 1999–2005), "acting" until May 1999, then elected</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zeev_Bielski" class="mw-redirect" title="Zeev Bielski">Zeev Bielski</a> (2005–2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avraham_Duvdevani" title="Avraham Duvdevani">Avraham Duvdevani</a> (2010–2020)<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yaakov_Hagoel" title="Yaakov Hagoel">Yaakov Hagoel</a> (2020–present), former Vice Chairman & Head of the Department for Activities in Israel & Countering Antisemitism.</li></ul> <p>In 2009, <a href="/wiki/Natan_Sharansky" title="Natan Sharansky">Natan Sharansky</a> was elected head of the <a href="/wiki/Jewish_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="Jewish Agency">Jewish Agency</a> and Avraham Duvdevani was elected Chairman of the WZO at the 36th Zionist Congress on 15 June 2010. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="World_Zionist_Congress">World Zionist Congress</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Zionist_Organization&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: World Zionist Congress"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/World_Zionist_Congress" title="World Zionist Congress">World Zionist Congress</a> established by <a href="/wiki/Theodor_Herzl" title="Theodor Herzl">Theodor Herzl</a>, is the supreme organ of the World Zionist Organization and its legislative authority. 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Diaspora">Negation</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palestinian_Jews" title="Palestinian Jews">Jews who remained in the Land of Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homeland_for_the_Jewish_people" title="Homeland for the Jewish people">Homeland for the Jewish people</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zionism" title="Zionism">Zionism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jewish_question" title="Jewish question">Jewish question</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Return" title="Law of Return">Law of Return</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Pre-Modern_Aliyah" class="mw-redirect" title="Pre-Modern Aliyah">Pre-Modern Aliyah</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Return_to_Zion" title="Return to Zion">Return to Zion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Yishuv" title="Old Yishuv">Old Yishuv</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perushim" title="Perushim">Perushim</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a 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(Yemen)">Yemen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Ezra_and_Nehemiah" title="Operation Ezra and Nehemiah">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Migration_of_Moroccan_Jews_to_Israel" title="Migration of Moroccan Jews to Israel">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jewish_migration_from_Lebanon_post-1948" title="Jewish migration from Lebanon post-1948">Lebanon</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970s_Soviet_Union_aliyah" title="1970s Soviet Union aliyah">from the Soviet Union</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990s_post-Soviet_aliyah" title="1990s post-Soviet aliyah">post-Soviet</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Polish_political_crisis" title="1968 Polish political crisis">from Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aliyah_from_Ethiopia" title="Aliyah from Ethiopia">from Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jewish_emigration_from_Romania" title="Jewish emigration from Romania">from Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aliyah_from_Latin_America_in_the_2000s" title="Aliyah from Latin America 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title="Historical Jewish population">Historical Jewish population</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yom_HaAliyah" title="Yom HaAliyah">Yom HaAliyah</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini 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The Zionist Council, meeting in Jerusalem in June 2004, adopted this text as the latest version.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Zionism, the national liberation movement of the Jewish people, brought about the establishment of the State of Israel, and views a Jewish, Zionist, democratic and secure State of Israel to be the expression of the common responsibility of the Jewish people for its continuity and future. </p><p>The foundations of Zionism are: </p> <ul><li>The unity of the Jewish people, its bond to its historic homeland <a href="/wiki/Eretz_Yisrael" class="mw-redirect" title="Eretz Yisrael">Eretz Yisrael</a>, and the centrality of the State of Israel and Jerusalem, its capital, in the life of the nation;</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aliyah" title="Aliyah">Aliyah</a> to Israel from all countries and the effective integration of all immigrants into Israeli Society.</li> <li>Strengthening Israel as a Jewish, Zionist and democratic state and shaping it as an exemplary society with a unique moral and spiritual character, marked by mutual respect for the multi-faceted Jewish people, rooted in the vision of the prophets, striving for peace and contributing to the betterment of the world.</li> <li>Ensuring the future and the distinctiveness of the Jewish people by furthering Jewish, Hebrew and Zionist education, fostering spiritual and cultural values and teaching Hebrew as the national language;</li> <li>Nurturing mutual Jewish responsibility, defending the rights of Jews as individuals and as a nation, representing the national Zionist interests of the Jewish people, and struggling against all manifestations of <a href="/wiki/Anti-Semitism" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-Semitism">anti-Semitism</a>;</li> <li>Settling the country as an expression of <a href="/wiki/Practical_Zionism" class="mw-redirect" title="Practical Zionism">practical Zionism</a>."</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Projects_and_initiatives">Projects and initiatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Zionist_Organization&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Projects and initiatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 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build bridges between Jews everywhere and strengthen Zionist identity among young Jews<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Department of Aliyah Promotion aims to motivate and assist Jews in the process of immigration to Israel, awaken an interest in learning Hebrew and strengthen ties between the Jewish Diaspora and the State of Israel.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Department of Activities in Israel and Countering Antisemitism seeks to strengthen Jewish Zionist identity among Israelis and combat antisemitism.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Department of Education works to bolster Jewish-Zionist identity and the connection to the State of Israel and the Diaspora through the Hebrew language and educational content in the formal and informal education systems in Israel and the Diaspora.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Affiliated_institutions">Affiliated institutions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Zionist_Organization&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Affiliated institutions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Zionist_Archives" title="Central Zionist Archives">Central Zionist Archives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bialik_Institute" title="Bialik Institute">Bialik Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Spielberg_Jewish_Film_Archive" title="Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive">Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Herzl_Award">Herzl Award</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Zionist_Organization&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Herzl Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since 2004, Department for Zionist Activities of the World Zionist Organization bestows the annual <a href="/wiki/Herzl_Award_(WZO)" title="Herzl Award (WZO)">Herzl Award</a> for recognition of exceptional volunteer efforts on behalf of Israel and the Zionist cause.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Zionist_Organization&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A document brought before <a href="/wiki/Israel%27s_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Israel's Supreme Court">Israel's Supreme Court</a> in 2009 showed that private Palestinian land was taken and given to Israeli settlers by the World Zionist Organization. The land in question had been ruled off-limits by Israel. The World Zionist Organization had been acting as an agent of the government in assigning land to Jewish settlers in the <a href="/wiki/Israeli-occupied_territories" title="Israeli-occupied territories">Israeli-occupied territories</a>. The Israeli government, to avoid responsibilities under international law, used the World Zionist Organization to settle its citizens in the territory occupied in 1967. The document concerns several homes in the Israeli settlement of <a href="/wiki/Ofra" title="Ofra">Ofra</a>, approximately 15 miles north of Jerusalem in the <a href="/wiki/West_Bank" title="West Bank">West Bank</a>. The Israeli Justice Ministry confirmed that the land in question was owned by Palestinians and that the nine houses in question had been ordered demolished. Dror Etkes of <a href="/wiki/Yesh_Din" title="Yesh Din">Yesh Din</a> said "It's an international organization that is, simply put, stealing land."<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2022, activists of the World Zionist Organization disrupted a service of about 150 members of the <a href="/wiki/Women_of_the_Wall" title="Women of the Wall">Women of the Wall</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Western_Wall" title="Western Wall">Western Wall</a> in <a href="/wiki/Jerusalem" title="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a>. A group of 1000 ultra-orthodox girls had been bussed in by the WZO. They attacked the Women of the Wall, taunting, shoving and spitting on them, while some waved WZO flags.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Board_of_Deputies_of_British_Jews" title="Board of Deputies of British Jews">Board of Deputies of British Jews</a> sent an open letter to the WZO demanding an "explanation and calling for urgent remedial action" over the violent harassment.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Zionist_Organization&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.knesset.gov.il/lexicon/eng/wzo_eng.htm">The World Zionist Organization</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSpencer_C._Tucker,_Priscilla_Roberts2008" class="citation book cs1">Spencer C. 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Zion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bilu_(movement)" title="Bilu (movement)">Bilu</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">World Zionist Organization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zionist_General_Council" title="Zionist General Council">Zionist General Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zionist_Federation_of_Germany" title="Zionist Federation of Germany">Zionist Federation of Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zionist_Organization_of_America" title="Zionist Organization of America">Zionist Organization of America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zionist_Organization_of_Canada" title="Zionist Organization of Canada">Zionist Organization of Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religious_Zionists_of_America" title="Religious Zionists of America">Religious Zionists of America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jewish_National_Fund" title="Jewish National Fund">Jewish National Fund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poale_Zion" title="Poale Zion">Poale Zion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jewish_Agency_for_Israel" title="Jewish Agency for Israel">Jewish Agency for Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jewish_National_Council" title="Jewish National Council">Jewish National Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mizrachi_(political_party)" title="Mizrachi (political party)">Mizrachi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bnei_Akiva" title="Bnei Akiva">Bnei Akiva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Habonim_Dror" title="Habonim Dror">Habonim Dror</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hashomer_Hatzair" title="Hashomer Hatzair">Hashomer Hatzair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haganah" title="Haganah">Haganah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HaNoar_HaTzioni" title="HaNoar HaTzioni">HaNoar HaTzioni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Agudath_Israel" title="World Agudath Israel">World Agudath Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irgun" title="Irgun">Irgun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Betar" title="Betar">Betar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lehi_(militant_group)" title="Lehi (militant group)">Lehi</a></li> <li><a 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Foundation">Am Yisrael Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zionist_Federation_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland" title="Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland">Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Institute_for_Zionist_Strategies" title="Institute for Zionist Strategies">Institute for Zionist Strategies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Fellowship_of_Christians_and_Jews" title="International Fellowship of Christians and Jews">International Fellowship of Christians and Jews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nefesh_B%27Nefesh" title="Nefesh B'Nefesh">Nefesh B'Nefesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birthright_Israel" title="Birthright Israel">Birthright Israel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">History and<br />timelines</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Israel" title="History of Israel">History of Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chronology_of_Aliyah_in_modern_times" title="Chronology of Aliyah in modern times">Chronology of Aliyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Zionism" title="History of Zionism">History of Zionism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balfour_Declaration" title="Balfour Declaration">Balfour Declaration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_3379" title="United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379">UN General Assembly Resolution 3379</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_46/86" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/86">UN General Assembly Resolution 46/86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Zionism" title="Timeline of Zionism">Timeline of Zionism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_peace_process" title="Israeli–Palestinian peace process">Israeli–Palestinian peace process</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of the Arab–Israeli conflict">Timeline of the Arab–Israeli conflict</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Holidays</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yom_HaZikaron" title="Yom HaZikaron">Yom HaZikaron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence_Day_(Israel)" title="Independence Day (Israel)">Independence Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerusalem_Day" title="Jerusalem Day">Jerusalem Day</a></li> <li><a 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<li><a href="/wiki/Not_one_inch" title="Not one inch">Not one inch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jewish_Autonomism" title="Jewish Autonomism">Jewish Autonomism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jewish_emancipation" title="Jewish emancipation">Jewish emancipation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jewish_political_movements" title="Jewish political movements">Jewish political movements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Israel" title="Greater Israel">Greater Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muscular_Judaism" title="Muscular Judaism">Muscular Judaism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muslim_supporters_of_Israel" title="Muslim supporters of Israel">Muslim supporters of Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_except_Palestine" title="Progressive except Palestine">Progressive except Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zionism_as_settler_colonialism" title="Zionism as settler colonialism">Zionism as settler colonialism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zionist_antisemitism" title="Zionist antisemitism">Zionist antisemitism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zionist_political_violence" title="Zionist political violence">Zionist political violence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zio_(pejorative)" class="mw-redirect" title="Zio (pejorative)">Zio (pejorative)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulpan" title="Ulpan">Ulpan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conservatism_in_Israel" title="Conservatism in Israel">Conservatism in Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberalism_in_Israel" title="Liberalism in Israel">Liberalism in Israel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="World_Jewish_Congress" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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Leon Kubowitzki</a> (1945–1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerhart_M._Riegner" title="Gerhart M. Riegner">Gerhart M. Riegner</a> (1948–1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_Singer" title="Israel Singer">Israel Singer</a> (1983–2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avi_Beker" title="Avi Beker">Avi Beker</a> (2001–2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Herbits" title="Stephen Herbits">Stephen Herbits</a> (2005–2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Schneider_(Jewish_activist)" title="Michael Schneider (Jewish activist)">Michael Schneider</a> (2007–2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Diker" title="Dan Diker">Dan Diker</a> (2011–2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Robert_Singer" class="mw-redirect" title="R. 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