Yaakov Hagoel

Yaakov Hagoel
Hebrew: יעקב חגואל
Yaakov Hagoel in 2018
Chairman of the World Zionist Organization
Assumed office
October 2020
Preceded byAvraham Duvdevani
Personal details
Born (1971-02-19) February 19, 1971 (age 53)
Tel Aviv, Israel
Alma materOno Academic College

Yaakov Hagoel (born February 19th 1971, Hebrew: יעקב חגואל), is the Chairman of the Executive of the World Zionist Organization.[1] He was formerly acting chairman of The Jewish Agency for Israel.

Between 2015 - 2020 Hagoel served as the Vice Chairman of the WZO. He was also the Head of the WZO's Department of Activities in Israel and Countering Antisemitism.[2]

  1. ^ "יו"ר חדש להסתדרות הציוניות – יעקב חגואל". ערוץ 20 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  2. ^ "Meet the World Zionist Organization department heads". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-23.