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ZIONISM RENEWED:

Mizrachi at the

World Zionist Congress

An interview with Rabbi Doron Perez,

Executive Chairman of World Mizrachi

Q: What is the World Zionist from other countries (33%). Representa- and deliberations online by means of a
Congress? tion was determined by elections held in global virtual platform.
A: Every five years, the World Zionist early 2020. Worldwide, Mizrachi won 60 Q: What is decided at the WZC?
Organization (WZO) holds an inter- seats at the Congress, 27 of which were
national assembly of Jews – the World from the United States, as part of Miz- A: Since Theodore Herzl’s first Zionist
Zionist Congress (WZC). The 38th rachi’s Orthodox Israel Coalition (OIC), Congress in 1897, the WZC has contin-
World Zionist Congress took place last making it the second largest delegation. ued to meet regularly. Upon the estab-
month on October 20–22, 2020, with Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pan- lishment of the State of Israel, the WZC
524 delegates: 199 from Israel (38%), 152 demic, the World Zionist Organization became “The Parliament of the Jewish
from the United States (29%), and 173 decided to hold all Congress sessions People” and gave voice to world Jewry

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