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The sulha in the Likud and the ultra-Orthodox from America: this is how the right took over the JNF and the national institutions

The 18th Zionist Congress came to an end with a wall-to-wall agreement signed by all the parties, at the end of an election campaign that lasted months. Along the way, the Likud quarreled and reconciled, the left shot itself in the foot,

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Photography: Avi Cohen, Editing: Tom Zoili

It is not certain that this is what Benjamin Zeev Herzl meant when he looked from the balcony of the hotel in Basel and envisioned the politics of the Jewish state, but last night in Jerusalem, the Zionist Congress signed an agreement for the 38th time on the distribution of power in national institutions.

After three days of arduous, fickle and exhausting negotiations, all Jewish parties and factions in Israel and abroad from all corners of the spectrum, right and left, religious and secular, ultra-Orthodox, Reform and Conservative, managed to formulate wall-to-wall coalition agreements: 13 signatures, on a seven-page document, including It includes a division of nearly 60 positions and jobs, into four bodies that control thousands of employees and budgets of billions.

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Is that how Herzl dreamed?

The First Zionist Congress in Basel, 1897 (JNF Photo Archive)

The 18th Zionist Congress, which ended yesterday, has elected the leadership of the national institutions - the

- for the next five years.

These are almost prehistoric bodies that have remained for the rest of distant days, and most of them are not relevant at all to the lives of most of us (but are funded from our money with little public oversight).

For politicians, on the other hand, it is a living and kicking arena of money, political indulgences and influence, where every five years converge to fight for the distribution of the cake.

This time, it was decided at the end of an election campaign that lasted months, which began in March with elections held in all the major Jewish communities in the Diaspora, and ended in October with vigorous political contacts.

Along the way, there was an internal Likud election campaign that almost led to a dramatic internal split in the party, and tensions that almost led to a major crisis with American Jewry.

Eventually, all the Jews sat down in one room and managed to find a partition formula that appealed to everyone.

Prehistoric bodies that are irrelevant to the lives of most of us.

The Jewish Agency building in Tel Aviv (Photo: Jasmine Soifer)

This year, for the first time in the history of Congress, it had a right-wing ultra-Orthodox majority, thanks to an American ultra-Orthodox faction called the Holy Land that ran for the first time and entered with a large force that overcame the traditional left-center liberal dominance over the years.

The Likud recognized this opportunity many months ago, and embarked on a campaign to occupy the outposts, especially in the JNF and the Zionist Organization - from there it is possible to advance political interests such as building settlements and allocating resources to right-wing projects and associations. The mission went through hardships, but eventually ended in overthrow: The national institutions were painted last night on the right.

And here are the results

The agreement signed yesterday opens with a long list of jobs and positions: some with a pampering salary of over NIS 40,000 and conditions of senior public sector executives, some with lower salaries but still respectable, and some with unpaid volunteering.

Here is an attempt to summarize it: the highly coveted role, JNF chairman, will be distributed in rotation between Abraham cherries, representative of the World Mizrachi Faction (religious Zionist representative in Congress) and MK Haim Katz, who is supposed to take office in three years.

share Among them is the Settlement Department of the Zionist Organization, the branch responsible for construction in the settlements. The World Zionist Organization will be headed by Yaakov Hagoel, who has served until today as chairman of the World Likud, a position that will now pass to Mickey Zohar, chairman of the coalition.

Appointed head of the Zionist Organization, will vacate the chair of the Likud World Cup to Miki Zohar. Yaakov Hagoel

The first to divide the positions were the right-wing and ultra-Orthodox factions in the bloc:

retained the position of co-chair of the JNF without pay, with Momo Deri, the movement's brother, serving as head of the resource mobilization department at the World Zionist Organization.

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will head a department for the promotion of the periphery of the Histadrut and for half the term head of the JNF Education Committee.

They are also joined by

, which has not belonged to Netanyahu's bloc in the Knesset for a long time. Lydia took over the position of chairman of Himnota, the JNF's property company that buys land beyond the Green Line, with expanded independent powers, and retained control of the position of deputy chairman of the JNF and the Aliyah Department of the Zionist Organization. Two other factions, the

also joined the right in exchange for a department in the Zionist Organization.

The chairman of the agency is expected to run for president next year. Yitzhak Herzog (Photo: Gershon Allinson, Flash 90)

Only after the formation of the right-wing bloc did contacts begin with the other member factions in Congress, in an attempt to preserve the customary tradition of a wall-to-wall coalition that represents all parties.

Initially, the right reverted to its demands, leaving only junior positions for the center-left bloc, but heavy pressure from representatives of the reformist and conservative currents on the leaders of Diaspora Jewry and Zionist organizations led to the reopening of negotiations and the improvement of positions.

Blue and White allegedly accepted the position of chairman of the Keren Hayesod, but only ostensibly, because it is on the condition that the prime minister relinquishes this appointment, which he does not intend to do. She also allegedly accepted the position of chairman of the agency, currently serving Yitzhak Herzog, who is expected Next year, run for president, and also head of the anti-Semitic department of the Zionist Organization.

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will head the Finance Committee of the JNF, the Israel Department of the Histadrut, and also received an old-new honorary position of "president of the Zionist movement" without pay, but which gives a grave in the section of the nation's greats.

will head the Social Involvement Department and the Herzl Center. - The

- received the deletion of contact with the Israelis in the Diaspora, and the positions of Deputy Chairman of the Agency and Deputy Chairman of the Zionist Organization in salary.

And apart from the jobs - what does all this mean?

The ultra-Orthodox from America have brought a historic turn to the right

- since the establishment of the state, the national institutions, and especially the JNF, which is rich in resources and land, have been under the control of Mapai and its modern incarnations.

Even after the left lost power, they retained the centers of power in Congress thanks to the value-ideological connection with American Jewry and the Reform and Conservative currents in Congress.

This year, in the US elections, an ultra-Orthodox faction competed for the first time, with strong ties to the Torah banner in Israel, which recruited voters from American Orthodox communities - including anti-Zionist sects - which brought the number of voters and the faction to third place.

The entry of the ultra-Orthodox deputies undermined the relative power of the Reforms and Conservatives, changed the balance of power, and gave the Likud the majority it needed for a revolution.

The center-left is already looking apprehensively at the next election, in five years' time, and making sure that the ultra-Orthodox from Brooklyn only double their power, and the situation only gets worse.

Huge battles within the Likud.

Mickey Zohar (Photo: Jonathan Zindel, Flash 90)

Reconciliation begins within us (and with Mickey Zohar)

- until a week ago, a right-wing upheaval seemed impossible, due to the terrible struggle that took place within the Likud for control of the apparatus.

Zohar, with the support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin, tried to take over the Likud and end the era of Yaakov Hagoel and Danny Danon, who have ruled the organization for the past decade. The battle between them, which has been dubbed Twitter "Feed Hagoel", threatened to split the movement. Last week, just before the last line, Haim Katz, who recognized the threat posed by his dream of being appointed chairman of the JNF, managed to reconcile the hawkish parties.

Summary of previous chapters

• Elections for the presidency of the World Likud: The two leading candidates declared victory

• During the global Likud election campaign, Netanyahu and Haim Katz changed the rules of the game

• Glow against Hagoel: The battle for the global Likud is intensifying and threatening to split the organization

• Reconciliation in the World Likud: The battle between Miki Zohar and Yaakov Hagoel on the way to an end

• The perfect time to get ready for next summer: the gel that raises the stretch marks

The whole trio came out satisfied and winning.

Katz received the appointment he wanted as a facilitator in case an indictment forces him to resign from the Knesset, Hagoel was elected chairman of the Zionist Organization in place of his ally, Avraham Duvdevani from Mizrahi, who was upgraded to the JNF, even if for half a term.

Mickey Zohar, who with his new spirit of reconciliation and unity closed the last corners of the negotiations with the other factions, met the task assigned to him and completed the revolution. Valuable value: he will head the global Likud, an organization with an independent mechanism and budget, which can serve as a bouncer for functionaries and activists In subsequent primaries.

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The left shot itself in the foot, again

- the Zohar-Hagoel battles that divided the Likud for weeks could have become a wonderful opportunity for the center-left bloc to make a distinction and rule, and form an alternative coalition that would prevent the transfer of power to the right.

At the same time, Zohar and Hagoel negotiated with everyone, and a variety of deals and combos were in the air. Only the left, as on the left, did not stop fighting. There is a future they wanted to propose MK Elazar Stern as chairman of the JNF, and replace the current Labor representative Danny Atar, whose name is listed as a historic outpost by the JNF. Atar worked to form a coalition on his own behalf, and formed an alliance with Shas and Yisrael Beiteinu, but there is a future and Meretz did everything to prevent him from being re-elected, after his tenure was accompanied by numerous reports of - Arrangements and corruption.

Tried to recruit a coalition on his own behalf - but was not re-elected to the post.

Danny Atar (Photo: David Cohen, Flash 90)

It could also have been an opportunity for Blue and White to gain political outposts and challenge Netanyahu, but as in the government so in Congress, they fell short of inexperience.

Ganz talked about the debate between Yesh Atid and Atar for weeks, and tried to form agreements around former agency chairman Zeev Bielski, as an independent candidate for the position. In the end, he succumbed to Amir Peretz's pressure and expressed support for Atar as a candidate with no choice. Atar's coalition woke Katz up. The Likud's reconciliation efforts, which paved the way for the realization of the right-wing ultra-Orthodox majority. Yisrael Beiteinu, which until then had been a kind of Libra language and also negotiated with the center-left and the Reform and Conservative currents, was quick to sign the agreement.

By then it was too late for Blue and White, or any of the center-left parties, to make significant contacts on staffing the top echelons.

Another political phenomenon that has passed from the left in the Knesset to Congress is the defections: the deputies to the parties are divided on the basis of the factional key in the elections, but even here you will not find a commitment to the voter.

Orly Levy-Abaxis, who ran against Meretz and the Labor Party, united the Likud Gesher to the Likud in a joint faction agreement, and Derech Eretz of Yoaz Handel and Zvika Hauser, who were elected to the Knesset in blue and white, a member of the alliance with the global Mizrahi and the new right, Bennett's party.

This should be seen as a sign of things to come.

The Jews (Americans) are coming

- in the background of the helplessness of the center-left parties, the ones who took the lead in the last-line negotiations were the representatives of the Reform and Conservative currents, Gilad Karib and Yizhar Hess, who cried out over the draft right-wing and ultra-Orthodox agreement. Blunt and left only crumbs to the other side. Representatives of the center-left parties in one room demanded that they not sign any agreement until changes were made to it.

The Reformers and Conservatives lifted the Americans to their feet.

Gilad Karib (courtesy of the photographer)

At the same time, the currents put heavy pressure on the Zionist organizations represented in Congress, such as Hadassah or WIZO, which traditionally do not take a political position - to get out of their way unusually and threaten to overthrow the right-wing agreement. The Likud almost fortified itself until the last minute, but the currents did not give up. Substantial amendments and softening balances were included in the agreement.

The KKL-JNF Finance Committee, for example, which was supposed to belong to the Likud, moved to Yesh Atid, while the KKL-JNF Education Committee, which was supposed to be under the control of the Holy Land, will also be headed by Blue and White. Also abolishing new sectoral departments that the ultra-Orthodox were supposed to receive in the Zionist Organization, and appointing people on their behalf as deputies in the Agency and the Zionist Organization.They did not prevent the takeover of the right, but they taught Zohar and the Likudniks a lesson in power constraints, at least in the Jewish world.

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