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Proposal to elevate Netanyahu’s son shatters fragile concord at World Zionist Congress

JL;DR SUMMARY The 39th World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem has been fraught with tension following a proposal to elevate Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to a leadership role within the organization. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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JerusalemJewish DiasporaZionismAmerican JewryBenjamin NetanyahuYair NetanyahuWorld Zionist CongressLeadership ConflictsCoalition Bargaining

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Jerusalem, Israel
"Delegates from more than 40 nations have converged in Jerusalem, with the U.S. delegation the largest in the congress history: 155 delegates and about 100 alternates, representing 22 states and a wide age range (18-87), including 75 rabbis of various streams."
United States
"Delegates from more than 40 nations have converged in Jerusalem, with the U.S. delegation the largest in the congress history: 155 delegates and about 100 alternates, representing 22 states and a wide age range (18-87), including 75 rabbis of various streams."
Miami, Florida, United States
"Yair Netanyahu is a divisive figure in Israel. Unlike many other Israelis his age, 34, he spent the war living in Miami and did not serve in the reserves during the war in Gaza."

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