"Revisionist Zionism is a faction within the Zionist movement. It is the founding ideology of the non-religious right in Israel, and was the chief ideological competitor to the dominant socialist Labor Zionism. Revisionism is the precursor of the Likud Party" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Zionist_Organization

You again attempt to deceive by saying Irgun resigned from world Zionism when it was the World Zionist "Organization" they resigned from.
Resigning from one Zionist organization does not mean Irgun resigned from Zionism.

Keep on lying, emarine. I'll keep on exposing your lies.

What is your point here putz... stay with the program, You can play on words all night long ... my point is Einstein was not a anti Zionist as you would like us to believe therefore " you lie putz."... some more on Zionism for your delusional pleasure ... This was the first and only World Zionist Organization

The World Zionist Organization (Hebrew: הַהִסְתַּדְּרוּת הַצִּיּוֹנִית הָעוֹלָמִית; HaHistadrut HaTsionit HaOlamit), or WZO, was founded as the Zionist Organization (ZO; 1897-1960) at the initiative of Theodor Herzl at the First Zionist Congress, which took place in August 1897 in Basel, Switzerland. When it was founded, the goals of the Zionist movement were stated in a resolution that came of that Congress and came to be known as the “Basel Program.”


"Zionism aims at establishing for the Jewish people a legally assured home in Palestine. For the attainment of this purpose, the Congress considers the following means serviceable:

(1) the promotion of the settlement of Jewish agriculturists [farmers], artisans, and tradesmen in Palestine;
(2) the federation [unified organisation] of all Jews into local or general groups, according to the laws of the various countries;
(3) the strengthening of the Jewish feeling and consciousness [national sentiment and national consciousness];
(4) preparatory steps for the attainment of those governmental grants which are necessary to the achievement of the Zionist purpose."."
The WZO currently consists of the following bodies: The World Zionist Unions, international Zionist federations; and international organizations that define themselves as Zionist, such as WIZO, Hadassah, B'nai B'rith, Maccabi, the International Sephardic Federation, the three streams of world Judaism (Orthodox, Conservative, Reform), delegation from the CIS – Commonwealth of Independent States (some states of the former Soviet Union), the World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS), and more.

The Jewish Agency is a parallel organisation, with goals, attributes and leadership closely intertwined with those of the Zionist Organization during the years before the establishment of the State of Israel, and to varying degrees after that. Significant changes to the statutes of both organisations occurred in 1952, 1970 and 1979.[1]



Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Membership and delegations
3 Presidents of (World) Zionist Organization
4 Chairs of the Executive of World Zionist Organization and/or the Jewish Agency for Israel
5 Sister organizations
6 World Zionist Congress
7 Jerusalem Program
8 Herzl Award
9 Settlement controversy
10 References
11 External links


History[edit]

Founded as the Zionist Organization (Hebrew: הַהִסְתַּדְּרוּת הַצִּיּוֹנִית; HaHistadrut HaTsionit), or ZO, in 1897 at the First Zionist Congress, held from August 29 to August 31 in Basel, Switzerland.[2] It changed its name to World Zionist Organization in January 1960.

The ZO served as an umbrella organization for the Zionist movement, whose objective was the creation of a Jewish homeland in Canaan - at that time under the Ottoman Empire and following the First World War The British Mandate of Palestine. When the State of Israel was declared 51 years later on May 14, 1948, many of its new administrative institutions were already in place, having evolved during the regular Zionist Congresses of the previous decades. Some of these institutions remain to this day.

Membership and delegations[edit]

Membership in the ZO was open to all Jews, and the right to vote for delegates to the Congresses was secured by the purchase of the Zionist Shekel. Delegations from all around the world, and from many different political backgrounds and religious traditions, took part in each Congress; delegations/parties were mainly grouped by ideology, rather than by geography.[citation needed]

In 1960 the ZO changed its name to the World Zionist Organization and adopted a new constitution under which individuals are ineligible for membership, which is reserved for organizations.

Presidents of (World) Zionist Organization[edit]
Theodor Herzl: (1897–1904)
David Wolffsohn: (1905–1911)
Otto Warburg: (1911–1921)
Chaim Weizmann (1st time): (1921–1931)
Nahum Sokolow: (1931–1935)
Chaim Weizmann (2nd time): (1935–1946)
David Ben-Gurion (acting): (1946–1956)
Nahum Goldmann: (1956–1968)[3]
Ehud Avriel: (1968–1972)

Chairs of the Executive of World Zionist Organization and/or the Jewish Agency for Israel[edit]
Simon Greenberg (1963–1968)[4]
Louis Arie Pincus (1968–Oct 1973), head of the executive of WZO until 1972
Yitzhak Navon (1972–1978), only head of the Executive of WZO
Aryeh Dolchin (Oct 1973–1975), only chairman of the Jewish Agency
Pinhas Sapir (1975–12 Aug 1975), only head of the Jewish Agency
Aryeh Dolchin (12 Aug 1975–6 Jan 1976), only chairman of the Jewish Agency
Yosef Almogi (6 Jan 1976–1978), only chairman of the Jewish Agency
Aryeh Dolchin (1978–Dec 1987)
Simcha Dinitz (Dec 1987–14 Feb 1994)
Yehiel Leket (Feb 1994–Feb 1995)
Avraham Burg (Feb 1995–Feb 1999)
Sallai Meridor (25 Feb 1999–2005), "acting" until May 1999, then elected
Zeev Bielski (2005–2009)
Avraham Duvdevani (2010–present)[5]

In 2009, the positions were separated again. Natan Sharansky was elected as the head of the Jewish Agency and Avraham Duvdevani was elected as the new Chairman of the WZO at the 36th Zionist Congress, on 15 June 2010.

Sister organizations[edit]

The finances of the WZO were conducted by the Jewish Colonial Trust (founded in 1899), and acquisition of land was conducted by the Jewish National Fund (founded in 1901).[6] Keren Hayesod (founded 1920) funded Zionist and Yishuv activities prior to the creation of the state of Israel through enterprises such as the Palestine Electric Company, the Palestine Potash Company and the Anglo-Palestine Bank

.. the only thing that you expose is your hatred, you choose to use the word Zion as a bad thing...Lets just blame the Jews for everything ... Its extreme right wing terrorists that are the main problem weather it be Jews, Hamas or Rocky the flying squirrel ... All of Zion is not extreme right wing terrorists, can you say the same for Hamas or Isis? So lets recap here ... so far you posted a link majorly downplaying the holocaust ... those Nazis did not gas the Jews they just worked and starved them to death, no problems there putz... then you try to steal one of the smartest guys of the century and label him an anti Zionist when in reality he was clearly a Zionist... then you post stupid stiff rats when you dont get your way... I bet your shy on friends putz..

So this is your proof of Einstein being anti Zionist?... Wrong, As stated Einstein was a firm believer in Zionist labor or socialist Zionism , He initially was against a state of Israel with borders thinking that Jews and Arabs would learn to share the land as done for 100's of years before , He proved himself wrong later in life , He was asked to be President of the state of Israel at one time , he declined saying that he did not understand people well enough for the job...Smart guy... So there you have a Zionist who believed in the return of the Jew's to their homeland but was not crazy about making it a state with borders at first. There is more to Zionists than a label or name... Just like all Republicans dont support the Tea Party but they are still Republicans... You can't turn Einstein into a Anti Zionist because you choose to...

So you choose to continue with your game.... Some reasons are the Jews are smart and dont hide behind women and children, They" the Jews" care about their own, unlike Hamas terrorist's who control Palestine , They have prepared themselves from terrorist attacks over time because they are a daily events.... They have provided a early warning system with many bomb shelters for their people, they deploy the Iron dome system shooting down the majority of terrorist missiles before they land. You want me to side with Hamas terrorists because the Jews are better at defending themselves... There is always a price to pay for war... Hamas rockets cost around 800.00 each,,, iron dome defensive missiles cost 40k each, Hamas can launch 100's of missiles every day hiding them in school yards and hospitals well distributed in the civilian population , Do you expect the Jews to do nothing except shoot down missiles ... think about this... if Mexico shot 100's of missiles into Texas every day and killed one American, what would we do to Mexico as a civilized Nation ,,,,, I think it wound be hard to find a living Mexican north of the equator after 30 days... think about it putz

What you fail to mention is that the majority of Gaza's residents are from refugee families which fled or were expelled from the land that became Israel in 1948. Most of the Palestinians in Gaza had their land taken from them. Israel and Egypt control Gaza's border, not letting them bring in enough food or water to live in good health. The water Israel supplies Gaza is treated sewer water. Israel also controls Gaza's territorial waters--not allowing them to have a port and not allowing humanitarian ships to bring in desperately needed medical supplies and rebuilding supplies. If Israel would open Gaza's borders, allow them to have the needed food, water and supplies--and allow them to have a seaport--the rockets would stop. But Israel wants the rockets to continue, so they can continue to slaughter every civilian in Gaza--especially women and children which cause the population to grow.