Yaakov Hagoel

Yaakov Hagoel is the chairman of the World Zionist Organization and former acting chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel.

 WORLD ZIONIST ORGANIZATION Chairman Yaakov Hagoel has continued Theodor Herzl's Zionist vision in the years he has led the organization.

Still on the journey: A Pesach call to Jewish responsibility - opinion

 Standing and supporting Israel

Zionism at a crossroads: Our responsibility, our future - opinion 

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump holds up the proclamation stating that the US recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and will move its embassy there, at the White House in 2017.

A future that holds promise: Congratulations to president-elect Donald Trump - opinion


Reflection and unity: A Yom Kippur like never before – opinion

This Yom Kippur, we fight to make sure October 7 never happens again.

 IDF soldiers sit in a military vehicle, in northern Israel, this week. Israel’s struggle is not just a fight for its own survival but also a fight for humanity and the values of the civilized world, the writer argues.

Jews in Israel, Diaspora together will win against antisemitism, Hamas - opinion

I know that with God’s help and with the help of all of us – together we will win!

 Jewish Americans and supporters of Israel gather in solidarity with Israel to protest against antisemitism, in Washington, on November 14, 2023.

We are all signatories to the Declaration of Independence - Opinion

When talking about Israel’s Declaration of Independence, people usually focus on its resounding opening sentences:

 YAAKOV HAGOEL speaks at the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress, in August in Basel, Switzerland.

What would Herzl say about Israel of today? Opinion

What should be done to strengthen aliyah and Jewish identity?

 World Zionist Organization leader Yaakov Hagoel.

How can Israel strengthen aliyah, Jewish identity? - opinion

Maybe Herzl would have been impressed by the state we established, but we in the World Zionist Organization know that the work is far from over.

 THE WRITER attends a ceremony in memory of Theodor Herzl, on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, in 2021.

Zionism: The beating heart of Jewish life for the past 125 years

I believe that the task of our generation is to keep walking on a third path, the golden path between the “melting pot” and “multiculturalism.”

 YAAKOV HAGOEL speaks at the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress, in August in Basel, Switzerland.

Dear Herzl: Your dream came true - comment

Remember the ones who argued with you about whether it makes sense to wear a frock and a tie at 10 in the morning? Their great-grandchildren wear jeans and a T-shirt to work.

 THE ICONIC photo of Zionist visionary Theodor Herzl leaning over a hotel balcony in Basel, Switzerland, during a Zionist Congress, early 1900s.

Israel should add Diaspora terror casualties to list of fallen - opinion

Why should we also remember the ones killed in antisemitic attacks? As they were murdered for the same degrading purpose that will never be achieved: to remove the Jews from the face of the earth.

 Demonstrators gather at the Place de la Republique square, to protest against antisemitism and commemorate the 2012 Toulouse attack against a Jewish school that left three children and an adult dead, in Paris, France March 13, 2022

Millions of people are refugees on European soil once again, and the world is silent

Today we swear on behalf of all those who were and are no longer - 'never again.’

 Men wearing kippah look on as they sit on the ground during the annual International "March of the Living" at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau death camp, in Brzezinka near Oswiecim, Poland April 28, 2022.

"Outside the club" - Opinion

Today, young people in the US and Europe acquire the hatred created by the propaganda spread by various "human rights" organizations. For them, Israel is to blame for all the evil in the world.

 A campaign poster depicting Adolf Hitler is displayed in central Warsaw. Campaign by Chasdei Naomi, an Israeli welfare association which supports thousands of Holocaust survivors in Warsaw, Poland January 23, 2022