Deborah Berliner

1. Eretz haKodesh Argentina
2. World Eretz haKodesh

-V.-

1. The area election committee in Argentina
2. World Zionist Organization
3. Likud Argentina

Eretz haKodesh and Likud ran on a joint list in Argentina. When a Likud-affiliated delegate resigned from the list, the Argentina Area Elections Committee named the next Likud candidate, instead of nominating the next candidate on the list, who belongs to Eretz haKodesh.

The court ordered the error to be corrected.

1. 1. The World Herut Movement
   2. The Herut Movement-Canada
   by Attorney Naor Yair Maman

- V. -

1. The Area Election Committee Canada
2. Mr. Alan Simon
3. Mr. Stan Greenspan
4. Arzenu of Canada
   By Attorney Yaron Herman and/or Elad Sharabi and/or Rimon Gan-Ad Mia et al.
   From the firm of Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co.

The Herut Movement appealed the distribution of mandates to the Canadian delegation to the Zionist Congress.

After the appellant received an additional delegate within the framework of world lists; it saw no reason to stand by her claims of receiving a delegate in Canada and requested to withdraw the appeal.

In light of this, the appeal was struck out.

The Eretz HaKodesh movement at the Zionist Congress

-V.-

1. Dr. Yizhar Hess, Vice Chairman of the World Zionist Organization
2. Mercaz Olami at the Zionist Congress
3. Eyal Ostrinsky

The Eretz HaKodesh movement claimed in its complaint that Dr. Yizhar Hess, the vice chairman of the World Zionist Organization, and his movement financed a negative campaign denouncing the World Zionist Organization, in order to convince the ultra-Orthodox public to refrain from voting in the elections for the 39th Zionist Congress. Eretz HaKodesh demanded the imposition of sanctions for violating Article 49 of the Constitution and Regulation 41 of the Election Regulations.

Yizhar Hess and the other respondents claimed that in the absence of the WZO attorney, there is no authority to file a complaint and the right to dismiss the complaint. The court accepted the defendants' argument, but offered the defendants alternative mechanisms instead of a complaint, a means that requires a serving WZO attorney.

In addition, as a prospective statement, the court recommended that the WZO consider formulating a binding code of ethics for all activists and bodies within the framework of the Congress and the WZO. The court also emphasized the importance of appointing the WZO attorney within the framework of the 39th Congress.

1. Shas Mexico List
2. Shas Olami
   by Attorney Yaakov Amsalem and/or Attorney Daniel Friedman

-V.-

1. Zionist Federation of Mexico
2. Regional Electoral Committee of Mexico
   by Attorney Assaf Ezrati and/or Dana Shamir et al. from Madardik Gross - Law Firm

The Central Elections Committee confirmed in a final decision the decision of the Mexico Area Elections Committee, based on an external auditor's report, that the Shas Mexico list was disqualified from running in the elections to the Zionist Federation. Shas Mexico claimed that the report was unreliable due to the auditor's connections to former officials in the Federation.

The court ruled that in its decision as an appellate court, it does not interfere with reliability findings. Consequently, the Central Elections Committee's decision was upheld.

1. Herut Movement
2. Herut Movement Italy
   by Att. Naor Yair Maman

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Zionist Federation in Italy

The court declared, based on the announcement of the Zionist Federation in Italy, that Herut is a full member of the Federation. She must be invited to Federation meetings, including meetings of the area election committee.

1. Federation of Zionist Organizations of France

2. Zionist Federation of South Africa

- vs -

Mandates Committee for the 39th Congress

The appeals of the Zionist Federation in France (in part) and the Zionist Federation in South Africa were accepted. The court ordered that each of them be granted a mandate.

1. The Zionist Federation of Guatemala,
   by attorneys Gadi Yardeni and/or Leon Amiras and/or Matan Zaken and/or Sergei Maslovsky

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1. The Zionist General Council, the World Zionist Organization,
   by attorney Amir Leon -The legal advisor to the W.Z.O.
2. Mandates Committee, the World Zionist Organization,
   by attorney Yaron Herman and attorney Rimon Gan-Ad Maya

The Court decides to assign the appellant one mandate towards the 39th Zionist Congress, as stated in Rule 2(f), this, on a one-time basis and without deciding on the issue of its recognition as a federation.

1. The Zionist Federation of Latvia
   Represented by the Legal Counsel of Adv. Dan Eliyahu Rubanenko
2. Dan Eliyahu Rubanenko
   Represented by Adv. Lior Ogintz

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1. The Zionist General Council of the World Zionist Organization
   Represented by Adv. Amir Leon – Legal Advisor to the World Zionist Organization

The Zionist Supreme Court thought that a sufficient factual foundation had not been laid before the Zionist General Council in the case of the Latvian community seeking recognition as a federation. In addition, the Court thought that this was a glorious community of centuries, which has seen itself as part of the Zionist enterprise since the beginning of the twentieth century, went through a difficult period during World War II, is trying to recover and renew itself, and is carrying out Zionist activities. It is doubtful whether this aspect was considered in its full scope by the Zionist  General Council.

Therefore, the Court decided that it was appropriate to return the hearing to the Zionist General Council in order to present to it a broad factual picture reflecting the past and present of the Latvian community.

1. Arzenu Alliance at the Zionist Congress
2. Arzenu Italy

      - VS. -

Zionist Federation in Italy

On July 2, 2023, in ruling 0002/2023 the Court determined  that Arzenu Italy is entitled to join the Zionist Federation of Italy subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions.

On February 28, 2025, the Respondent announced that it had reached a general decision to accept Arzenu Italy as a member of the Federation. Therefore, and in accordance with the agreement of the parties, the Court determined that our country Italy is a member of the Federation for all intents and purposes. This includes attendance at the election committee meeting that will be held in the near future.

If the ruling is not respected and Arzenu Italy does not receive its rights as an equal member of the Federation, the Court will consider taking measures against the Federation, according to Rule 50 of the Court's Regulations (Case 0012/2024 Herut Movement v. Zionist Federation in France).

1. World Merkaz - Conservative Zionist Movement 
2. Merkaz Spain
   at Wanda Teplitsky

-Against-

1. The Zionist Federation of Spain
2. Ms. Silvia Spalter, Chairman of the Zionist Federation of Spain
3. The World Zionist Organization - The Department for Ogranization and Connection with Israelis Abroad
4. Ms. Gusti Yehoshua Braverman, Head of the Department for Organization and Connection with Israelis Abroad, WZO

The parties accepted the Court's proposal and announced their agreement as follows :

1. The Merkaz Spain is a member for all purposes of the Zionist Federation of Spain, from today onwards.
2. The Federation will reconvene the Area Election Committee within two weeks of the date of this decision. Decisions made by the committee to date are null and void.
3. Merkaz and/or its members within the Area Election Committee will have the status of an 'advisory opinion', in accordance with Regulation 2b of the Election Regulations for the Zionist Congress.

Ruling in case 0004/2023