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Zionist Congress Agenda

 

Tuesday | 20/10/2020 | 2 Heshvan 5781

Plenary, Zionist General Council Presidium

15:00-16:30

Video: Welcome to the Virtual Congress

Informational video: How to Vote,

Election of the Congress President and the Congress Presidium

16:30-16:35

Opening by the Zionist Congress Elder, Mr. Gaston Sayada

 

 

Plenary Session No. 1

Chair: Rhoda Smolow

16:35-16:40

Greetings by the President of the State of Israel, Mr. Reuven Rivlin

16:40-16:45

Greetings by the Prime Minister of the State of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu

16:45-16:50

Presentation of Voting  Results for Congress President and Congress Presidium

16:50-16:55

Address by the President of the Zionist Supreme Court,

Former Israel Supreme Court Chief Justice, Ms. Miriam Naor

16:55-17:00

Address by the Chairman of the Zionist Executive, Mr. Avraham Duvdevani

17:00-17:10

Opening video clip: "The World Zionist Organization in the Inter-Congress Period"

17:10-18:30

Meeting of the Congress Presidium + Invitees to elect the Standing Committee and Congress Secretaries (parallel meetings in a separate room for members of the Presidium) 

 

 

Plenary Session No. 2

Chair: Ms. Andrea Wine

17:10-17:20

Comptroller's Report, CPA Steven Stav

17:20-17:25

In Memoriam

17:25-17:30

Memorial service for the victims of Covid-19 worldwide

Ms. Noemi Di Segni, President of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities

El Malei Rachamim, Lt. Col. Shai Abramson, IDF Chief Cantor

17:30-17:50

A New Jew In An Old Land

17:50-18:30

Recess

 

 

18:30-19:00

Plenary Session No. 3

Chair: Rabbi Deborah Blausten

 

Announcement by the Presidium on the appointment of the Congress Secretary and a beginning of elections of the Standing Committee following the meeting of the presidium

19:30-21:30

Meeting of the Standing Committee + invitees (to take place simultaneously in a room for members of the Standing committee)

 

18:30-19:15

Plenary Session No.4

Chair: Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal

 

Keynote Address on the Main Theme, "Mutual Responsibility and Aliyah"

Mr. Bernard-Henri Lévy

 

23:55-12:00

(The following day, Israel time)

Elections

Electing the WZO Attorney

Electing the WZO Deputy Attorneys

Electing the WZO Comptroller

Honorary fellows

Chairperson of the Zionist Executive

Vice Chairperson of the Zionist Executive

The Inner executive

 

 

 

Wednesday | 21/10/2020| 3 Heshvan 5781

15:55-16:00

Presenting the results of the elections  

 

16:00-16:25

Plenary Session No. 5

Chair: Mr. David Reuben

Chairman's Report on the Inter-Congress Period

16:25-17:55

Mount Herzl - As Never Seen Before

Or

Meetings in Committees*:

Committee No. 1 - Israel is Home

Committee No. 2 – Education and Hebrew Language Education   

Committee No. 3 – Israel and the Diaspora in Mutual Responsibility

Committee No. 4 – Don't let Anti-Semitism Raise its Head

Committee No. 5 – Zionist Education for Future Generations

Constitution Committee

*The languages to be used for meetings in committees will be published at a later date

17:55-18:00

Recess

 

18:00-19:10

Plenary Session No. 6a

Chair: Ms. Karina Sapolinski

Symposium: "From Crisis to Opportunity"*

 

Opening Address: Jewish Agency Chairman, Isaac Herzog

Moderator: Ms. Sivan Rahav-Meir

Panel Participants:

Rabbi Yisrael Lau

Mr. David Melech Friedman

Dr. Ruth Calderon

Prof. Amnon Shashua

 

Plenary Session 6b

Chair: Mr. Albert Levy

Opening Address: Minister of Aliyah and Integration, Ms. Pnina Tamano-Shata

Moderator: Ms. Dana Weiss

Panel Participants:

Prof. Dan Arieli

Rabbi Sergio Bergman

Mr. Malcolm Hoenlein

Dr. Kira Radinsky

*the symposia will take place simultaneously

 

19:10-19:25

Plenary Session No. 7

Chair: Mr. Fabio Rosenfeld

A security overview and the IDF and the coronavirus challenge, Commander of the Homefront Command, Major General Uri Gordin

 

19:30-22:30

Resolutions Drafting Committee Meeting

 

23:55-12:00

Between Wednesday night to Thursday, Israel Time

Vote on Resolutions

 

 

Thursday | 22/10/2020 | 4 Heshvan 5781

16:00-16:30

Plenary Session No. 8

Chair: Ms. Yehudit Uliel Malka

Presentation of  Voting Results from the vote on the adoption of resolutions  

16:30-16:35

Greetings by Alternate Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Benny Gantz

16:45-16:35

Pioneer-Ship Here And Now

 

16:45-17:40

Plenary Session No. 9

Chair: Ms. Miriam White

Elections

Members of the Outer Executive

Members of the Zionist General Council

Deputy members of the Zionist General Council

Delegation of powers to the Zionist General Council to amend the constitution

Affirmation of the members of the Zionist Executive

17:40-17:50

Recess

 

 

17:50-18:00

 

Plenary Session No. 10

Chair: Ms. Madeleine (Maddy) Blay

Honorary Fellows Ceremony, Rabbi Yehiel Wasserman

Closing video clip

 

18:00-18:30

Plenary Session No. 11

Chair: Mr. Morton Klein

Closing Session

Address by the Chairman Elect of the Zionist Executive

Hatikvah

 

19:00-20:00

Session of the Zionist General Council XXXVIII/1

Elections:

The Chair of the Zionist General Council

The Presidium of the Zionist General Council

The Audit Committee

Ordaining the Standing Committee for budget and finances

Recognition of the Zionist Federation of Ecuador as a member of the WZO

Recognition of the Zionist Federation of Paraguay as a member of the WZO

Updates regarding KKL-JNF 

 

  • Deadline for submission of notice of formation/establishment of a Congress grouping (signed by at least 12 delegates): Tuesday, 20. October, 2020 at 17:10, Israel time
  • Deadline for submission of notice of transfer from one Congress grouping to another: Wednesday, 21 October 2020 at 12:00 noon, Israel time.

  • All times are in Israel local time

  • Voting times are marked in yellow