Constitutional Amendment Resolutions

 

Whereas Article 2 of the Constitution of the World Zionist Organization (hereinafter: 

"the Constitution") defines the "Zionist Program - the Jerusalem Program"; and Whereas Article 2A of the Constitution of the World Zionist Organization addresses the "Nature of Zionism"; and 

Whereas Article 3 of the Constitution requires that the "Zionist International Organization" be recognized as such only if it has accepted the Jerusalem Program; and 

Whereas Article 5 of the Constitution requires everyone who is eligible to be accepted as a "member" of the Zionist movement to undertake that they are willing to accept the "Jerusalem Program"; and
 

Whereas this requirement also requires anyone who wishes to vote in elections to the Zionist Congress to undertake the same commitment,
The Zionist General Council XXXIX hereby resolves: 

To amend the Regulations for the Implementation of the Constitution in such a way that, after Regulation 1 of the Regulations, a new Regulation 1A will be inserted, reading as follows: 

“Establishment of Regulation 1A (New) to the Regulations for the Implementation of the Constitution 

(Sections 2 and 2A of the Constitution) 

1. Before a member of the Zionist Executive is brought to a vote at the Zionist Congress, and before a member of the Executive Board of Directors of KK"L (the Jewish National Fund) is brought for approval at the General Assembly of KK"L (Jewish National Fund), and before a member of the Jewish Agency is brought to approval by the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency, on behalf of the World Zionist Organization, said candidate 

1.1. 

 Shall sign the following declaration: 

I _______ undertake to personally accept the "Jerusalem Program" and the 

"Fundamentals of Zionism," as defined in Sections 2 and 2A of the Constitution of the World Zionist Organization (hereinafter: the "Constitution"), and I undertake to comply with the provisions of the Constitution and to faithfully fulfill my mission In my position. 

1.2. Immediately upon approval and as a condition for its approval, said candidate is obligated to sign on a physical copy of the Jerusalem Program on the Foundations of Zionism, which shall be displayed publicly in the offices of the World Zionist Organization and KKL. 

 

2. The Secretariat of the Zionist Executive and the Secretariat of the KKL-JNF Board of Directors shall ensure the implementation of the provisions of this regulation.
 

3. The numbering of the regulations for the implementation of the Constitution of the World Zionist Organization shall be amended accordinglyת in such a way that this regulation shall be marked as Regulation 1A, and the numbering of the following regulations shall be amended accordingly.”

  

 

To amend Section 41(c) of the Constitution of the World Zionist Organization as follows: 

“Article 41 

The Congress shall elect an Executive, composed as follows:” 

... 

“(c) Up to 24 members from among the factions represented in the Congress, amongst whom shall be those who will be responsible for the Departments.”

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