Results of the vote held between Sunday – Tuesday,
May 21-23, 2023, 8:00-20:00
Committee No.1 - Declaration of Independence and the Jerusalem Program
1.1 Anchoring the position of the Declaration of Independence in the Zionist movement
In favor: 418
Against: 202
Abstain: 25
Therefore the resolution was accepted
1.2 The Jerusalem Program and the Declaration of Independence
In favor: 398
Against: 225
Abstain: 22
Therefore the resolution was accepted
1.3 125 Years of Zionism and 75 years to the State of Israel
In favor: 331
Against: 261
Abstain: 53
Therefore the resolution was accepted
Committee No.2 - Aliyah and Law of Return
2.2 The Zionist Congress calls on the Israeli government not to amend the Law of
Return
In favor: 399
Against: 237
Abstain: 9
Therefore the resolution was accepted
2.3 Promoting Aliyah
In favor: 613
Against: 15
Abstain: 17
Therefore the resolution was accepted
2.4 A task force for drafting an agreed proposal on the matter
of the grandchild clause in the Law of Return
In favor: 240
Against: 386
Abstain: 19
Therefore the resolution was not accepted
Committee No.3 - Internal and external strengthening the State of Israel
3.1 Israel as a Jewish and Democratic State
In favor: 368
Against: 262
Abstain: 15
Therefore the resolution was accepted
3.2 The Establishment of an Office of Innovation in the National Institutions
In favor: 576
Against: 50
Abstain: 19
Therefore the resolution was accepted
3.3 Strengthening synagogues and Jewish community centers in the Diaspora
in their connection to Zionism and the State of Israel
- Votum Separatum -
In favor: 307
Against: 329
Abstain: 9
Therefore the resolution was not accepted
3.3 Strengthening synagogues and Jewish community centers in the Diaspora
in their connection to Zionism and the State of Israel
In favor: 388
Against: 243
Abstain: 14
Therefore the resolution was accepted
Committee No.4 - Diversity in the Zionist Movement
4.1 The Zionist Congress in favor of strengthening the relationship between the LGBTQIA communities in the Diaspora and the State of Israel and complete equality for the LGBTQIA in the National Institutions In honor of the 75th anniversary of Israel's independence
In favor: 354
Against: 271
Abstain: 20
Therefore the resolution was accepted
4.2 The Zionist Congress opposes the revocation of recognition of
Conservative and Reform conversion
In favor: 384
Against: 238
Abstain: 23
Therefore the resolution was accepted
Committee No.5 - The Holocaust Remembrance and the struggle against antisemitism
5.1 Documentation of Holocaust Evidence
In favor: 639
Against: 1
Abstain: 5
Therefore the resolution was accepted
5.2 Combatting the Exclusion of the Jews in multicultural education
In favor: 638
Against: 3
Abstain: 4
Therefore the resolution was accepted
Committee No.6 - Strengthening the Zionist Movement
6.1 The World Zionist Organization salutes the State of Israel on its 75th anniversary
In favor: 639
Against: 4
Abstain: 2
Therefore the resolution was accepted
6.2 Respecting the WZO Constitution after 75 years of Independence
In favor: 462
Against: 174
Abstain: 9
Therefore the resolution was accepted
Committee No. 7 - Constitution Committee
7.1 Appropriate representation of women
In favor: 432
Against: 197
Abstain: 16
Therefore the resolution was accepted
7.2 Proposal for Constitutional Amendment in the Matter of the Representation
of the Inter-territorial Organizations on the Outer Executive
In favor: 586
Against: 34
Abstain: 25
Therefore the resolution was accepted
7.3 Draft Resolution Proposal for Amendment of the Constitution of the World Zionist Organization
in the matter of “The Attorney of the World Zionist Organization – Pro Tem Provisions”
In favor: 360
Against: 259
Abstain: 26
Since constitution amendments require 2/3 majority, the resolution was not accepted
