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Herzl grandparents' return to Mount Herzl reveals Zionism's roots through generations - editorial

The reburial of Theodor Herzl’s grandparents on Mount Herzl shows how Jewish identity, memory and Zionist ideals are passed through generations.

AUGUST 6, 2026|ByJPOST EDITORIAL

Israel buried the remains of Shimon (Leib) and Rivka Herzl, grandparents of the late Theodor Herzl, in Mount Herzl.

AN ISRAEL Day event on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan takes place last June. There is a significant increase in the number of Diaspora Jews who identify with Israel and show increased involvement in Jewish activity in their community, according to a JPPI survey cited by the writer.

Diaspora Jewry is not dying, it is changing - opinion

Judaism is not disappearing; it is changing its forms of expression. The challenges must not be ignored. Assimilation exists, and in some communities, there is also a decline in numbers.

JULY 29, 2026|ByRENANA BIRNBAUM

Belgian military personnel armed with assault rifles stand guard outside a synagogue in central Antwerp as part of Belgium’s reinforced security measures established at Jewish schools and synagogues, on March 23.

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Zionism promised a cure for antisemitism, then Israel became its case manager – comment

Protecting Jews worldwide requires more than good intentions – it demands a clearer Israeli strategy

JULY 28, 2026|ByZVIKA KLEIN

View of the grave of Israeli zionist Theodor Herzl, who was buried on Mt Herzl, in Jerusalem. December 20, 2015.

Herzl's grandparents’ remains expected to arrive in Jerusalem for reburial in coming days

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog have both confirmed that they will attend the ceremony.

JULY 27, 2026|ByALEX CARSON

World Zionist Circus: A funhouse mirror of Israeli politics - comment

The same symptoms that afflict the WZC afflict other bodies in Israel and Diaspora politics: An insulated elite that is inwardly focused on personal interests.

NOVEMBER 10, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR

PARTICIPANTS SING ‘Hatikvah’ at the end of a gala event on occasion of the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress at the original venue, the Stadtcasino Basel, in Basel, Switzerland, on Monday.

Debate and disagreement it is a wholeheartedly Zionist exercise -opinion

The 39th World Zionist Congress created a space for all who are invested in the Zionist project to be at the table without checking their values at the door.

NOVEMBER 9, 2025BySAM BERKMAN, NOMI COLTON-MAX

HATIKVAH AND Labor Zionist Alliance delegates at the World Zionist Congress: Zionism has never skirted the tough questions, and it was encouraging to see that tradition continue at this Congress, say the writers.

Perez for WZO pres? WZC vote extended, but agreement renegotiated

World Mizrachi CEO Rabbi Doron Perez is poised to become the president of the World Zionist Organization, while incumbent World Likud head Yaakov Hagoel could be part of the chairman rotation.

NOVEMBER 4, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR

WZC supposed to be about unity; J Street made it about division - opinion

Next time, the World Zionist Congress should return to its roots – a forum for shared purpose, not a playground for fringe politics.

NOVEMBER 3, 2025ByALAN LEVINE

J STREET FOUNDER Jeremy Ben-Ami is flanked by Jill Jacobs of T’ruah (left) and Margo Hughes-Robinson of Partners for Progressive Israel. Ben-Ami used his platform to push divisive political resolutions, the writer charges.

Idealism at the WZC: The future of Zionism looks bright - opinion

I left the conversation soaring – confident that within this broad yet focused movement filled with so many caring, committed, capable people, we agree far more than we disagree.

NOVEMBER 2, 2025ByGIL TROY

THE WRITER addresses the Conference on Informal Education and Leadership, sponsored by the World Zionist Organization’s Dept. of Pioneering Youth and Future Generations, run in parallel with the World Zionist Congress.

WZC votes on deal without Yair Netanyahu, but right slates call for delay

If the vote proceeds, it would approve Perez as WZO chairman from November until April 30, 2028, and for Hagoel to resume his chairmanship from May 1, 2028.

NOVEMBER 2, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR

Yair Netanyahu, son of 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.

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.

OCTOBER 30, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR

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

‘I'm not being paid, I'm not running away’: Lizzy Savetsky tells ‘Post’

Influencer-activist addresses WikiLeaks controversy, Netanyahu's son's WZO appointment drama, and NYC's political future in candid interview

OCTOBER 30, 2025ByEZRA TAYLOR

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.

OCTOBER 30, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR

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.

OCTOBER 30, 2025ByZVIKA KLEIN