World Zionist Organization

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The World Zionist Organization is an international Jewish body founded in the late 19th century to promote Zionism and Jewish settlement in Palestine, playing a central role in the political and practical efforts that led to the establishment of the State of Israel.

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Observed surface forms (2)

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Zionist Organization 4
World Zionist movement 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish organization
Zionist organization
international organization
non-governmental organization
convenedFirst First Zionist Congress
cooperatesWith Jewish Agency for Palestine
surface form: Jewish Agency for Israel

Jewish National Fund
Keren Hayesod
firstCongressDate 1897
firstCongressPlace Basel-Stadt
surface form: Basel
foundedBy Theodor Herzl
foundingPurpose encourage Jewish settlement in Palestine
promote Zionism
represent Jewish national aspirations
work toward establishment of a Jewish homeland
hasAbbreviation WZO
hasActivity Israel advocacy
Jewish education programs
support for Jewish communities in the diaspora
hasMembershipType Zionist federations
Zionist organizations
individual members
hasMission encourage aliyah to Israel
strengthen Jewish identity worldwide
support settlement and development in Israel
hasNotableLeader Chaim Weizmann
Nahum Sokolow
Theodor Herzl
hasOrgan Executive of the World Zionist Organization
World Zionist Congress
Zionist General Council
hasWebsite https://www.wzo.org.il
headquartersCountry Israel
headquartersLocation Jerusalem
ideology Jewish nationalism
Zionism
inception 1897
inceptionCountry Switzerland
inceptionPlace Basel-Stadt
surface form: Basel
languageUsed English
Hebrew
legalStatusInIsrael national institution of the Jewish people
nameChange World Zionist Organization self-link
nameChangeDate 1960s
originalName World Zionist Organization self-linksurface differs
surface form: Zionist Organization
playedRoleIn development of the Zionist movement
political efforts leading to establishment of the State of Israel
practical efforts for Jewish settlement in Palestine
recognizedBy Israel
surface form: State of Israel
regionServed worldwide
religiousAffiliation Judaism

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Jewish National Fund affiliatedWith World Zionist Organization
Keren Hayesod affiliation World Zionist Organization
World Zionist Congress appliesToJurisdiction World Zionist Organization
Basel Program associatedWithOrganization World Zionist Organization
Sochnut collaboratesWith World Zionist Organization
World Zionist Congress convenedBy World Zionist Organization
Theodor Herzl founded World Zionist Organization
Zionism foundedOrganization World Zionist Organization
Jewish National Fund founder World Zionist Organization
this entity surface form: Zionist Organization
Zionism hasOrganization World Zionist Organization
Zionist organizations include World Zionist Organization
Hovevei Zion influenced World Zionist Organization
Zionist General Council jurisdiction World Zionist Organization
Weizmann memberOf World Zionist Organization
subject surface form: Chaim Weizmann
subject surface form: David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion memberOf World Zionist Organization
Menachem Ussishkin memberOf World Zionist Organization
Moshe Sharett memberOf World Zionist Organization
Yehuda Leib Fishman (Maimon) memberOf World Zionist Organization
Nahum Sokolow movement World Zionist Organization
WZO movement World Zionist Organization
subject surface form: World Zionist Organization
this entity surface form: World Zionist movement
World Zionist Organization nameChange World Zionist Organization self-link
Second Zionist Congress organizedBy World Zionist Organization
Second Zionist Congress organizedBy World Zionist Organization
this entity surface form: Zionist Organization
World Zionist Organization originalName World Zionist Organization self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Zionist Organization
Jewish Agency for Palestine parentOrganization World Zionist Organization
World Zionist Congress parentOrganization World Zionist Organization
Zionist General Council parentOrganization World Zionist Organization
Zionist General Council partOf World Zionist Organization
Jewish Agency for Palestine predecessor World Zionist Organization
Basel Program relatedTo World Zionist Organization
New Zionist Organization separatedFrom World Zionist Organization
New Zionist Organization separatedFrom World Zionist Organization
this entity surface form: Zionist Organization
WZO standsFor World Zionist Organization
creationOfStateOfIsrael supportedBy World Zionist Organization
Hatikvah usedBy World Zionist Organization
Keren Hayesod worksWith World Zionist Organization