38th World Zionist Congress

The 38th World Zionist Congress (Hebrew: הקונגרס הציוני העולמי ה-38‎) will convene in Jerusalem, Israel on October 20–22, 2020.[1]

38th World Zionist Congress
הקונגרס הציוני העולמי ה-38
BeginsOctober 20, 2020 (2020-10-20)
EndsOctober 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)
Frequencyevery five years
Location(s)Jerusalem
CountryIsrael
Inaugurated1897
Previous event2015 (37th)
Participants500 delegates
Organized byWorld Zionist Organization

Delegates and elections

The Congress is composed of 500 delegates: 199 from Israel (38%), 152 from the United States (29%), and 173 from the rest of the Jewish diaspora (33%).[2]

Israel

The number of delegates representing Israel in the Congress is determined in accordance with the size of the Zionist parties in the Knesset.[2]

United States

Representation of the United States Zionist delegation is determined by elections held under the auspices of the American Zionist Movement several months prior to the Congress. These elections took place from January 21, 2020 to March 11, 2020.[1][2]

123,629 votes were cast, more than double the number in the election for the previous congress in 2015. Fifteen groups, comprising over 1,800 candidates, competed for the 152 seats allocated to the American Zionist movement. The preliminary results of the elections were as follows:[3]

SlateVotesSeats [note 1]Position/Ideology
Reform31,500-ARZA; Reform Movement and Reconstructing Judaism
Orthodox Israel Coalition – Mizrachi21,698-Mizrahi; religious Zionists
Eretz Hakodesh20,023-Haredi; ultra-Orthodox
Mercaz USA14,666-Conservative-Masorti Judaism
ZOA Coalition10,313-Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), Torah from Sinai, Make Israel Great (MIG) & National Pro-Israel Partners
American Forum for Israel8,132-Yisrael Beiteinu affiliation
Hatikvah7,932-Progressive Israel Slate; representing 11 groups[note 2]
Shas Olami2,046-Shas Olami; worldwide Sephardi Orthodox movement
Kol Yisrael1,752-"For the Love of Israel – Making Zionism Compelling in the 21st Century"
Dorshei Torah V’Tziyon1,373-Open Orthodox; "Torah and Israel for All"
Herut Zionists1,157-The Jabotinsky Movement
Vision1,036-"Empowering the Next Generation"
Americans4Israel857-"Peace, Unity & Security"
Israel Shelanu769-"Our Israel"; Israelis residing in the United States
Ohavei Zion375-World Sephardic Zionist Organization

Other countries

The delegates from the Jewish communities other than Israel and the United States are usually determined by agreement between "the various Jewish communities and factions" instead of elections.[2]

Notes
  1. The allocation of seats is made after the results are certified.
  2. Aleph, Ameinu, Americans for Peace Now, Habonim Dror North America, Hashomer Hatzair, J Street, the Jewish Labor Committee, the National Council of Jewish Women, the New Israel Fund, Partners for Progressive Israel, and T'ruah.[4]

References
  1. "Diaspora Jews Have Their Say: World Zionist Congress 2020". Jewish Exponent. January 15, 2020.
  2. "US elections for 38th World Zionist Congress set to start Tuesday". The Jerusalem Post. January 21, 2020.
  3. "Preliminary Results". American Zionist Movement. 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  4. "Anti-occupation, Pro-religious Pluralism Activists Aim Big in World Zionist Congress Vote". Haaretz. January 20, 2020.
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