World Mizrachi

Rebranding Zionism, unifying Jews: Rabbi Doron Perez on his plans as WZO president - interview

JEWISH WORLD AFFAIRS: Rabbi Doron Perez, in his role as WZO president, aims to unify Jews and rebrand Zionism as a force for good

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‘THE WORLD Zionist Organization is an ideal platform to play a unifying role.’ WZO President Rabbi Doron Perez holds a picture of his son Daniel, a tank commander who fell in battle on October 7, and whose body had been abducted into Gaza until finally being returned in a ceasefire deal in October.
Rabbi Doron Perez: A journey to rebrand Zionism and honoring his son.

Rabbi Doron Perez: A journey to rebrand Zionism and honoring his son

Perez said the pressure on Zionism did not begin with the current war, pointing to decades of delegitimization efforts and moments he described as turning points in international forums.

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Rabbi Doron Perez holding a photograph of his son, Capt. Daniel Perez, who fell on October 7.

WZO adopts new agreement with Perez as president, bringing extended negotiation saga to an end

The agreement will see Mizrachi CEO Rabbi Doron Perez become the WZO president, a normally ceremonial role that would reportedly expand to include matters of budget and Diaspora relations.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Vice Chairman of the World Zionist Organization Yaakov Hagoel poses for a picture at the World Zionist Organization offices in Jerusalem

World Mizrachi announces Zionist Congress coalition deal - Yesh Atid warns against joining

'World Mizrachi is deeply proud and grateful to be a significant part of the WZO’s leadership in this period where partnership, mutual trust and respect.'

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It's wrong to eulogize World Mizrachi - opinion

MK Meir Porush declared World Mizrachi dead in a Knesset speech attacking Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and MK Mansour Abbas.

FEBRUARY 14, 2022ByMARTIN OLINER
MK Meir Porush attends an Arrangements Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 28, 2021

Haredi MK lashed out at Bennett for putting nationality over religion

UTJ MK Meir Porush claimed Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's government is based on "hybrid movements that put nationality above religion."

FEBRUARY 4, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Meir Porush, Minister of Jerusalem and Israel's Traditions, March 27, 2019.

Global campaign launched to support yeshivot and seminaries during corona

The 'If I Forget You, Jerusalem' campaign aims to support more than 40 Torah institutions within Israel and their students through the coronavirus crisis.

JULY 24, 2020ByDONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
People pray ahead of Yom Kippur on the roof of a seminary overlooking the Western Wall, in Jerusalem’s Old City in 2012.

Sivan Rahav Meir to take on America

The power couple are going on Shlichut to North America with World Mizrachi.

JUNE 19, 2019ByILANIT CHERNICK, GIL HOFFMAN
Yedidya and Sivan Rahav Meir, far right, pose with World Mizrachi head Rabbi Doron Perez and other leaders from the Jewish body.