World Mizrachi

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International Religious Zionist movement funding settlements, IDF programmes and occupation infrastructure

Mizrachi Olami (World Mizrachi)
Type International Religious Zionist organisation
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Mizrachi Olami (also known as World Mizrachi) is the international arm of the Mizrachi Religious Zionist movement. Founded in 1902 as a religious faction within the Zionist movement, it now operates as a global network promoting Torah-imbued Zionism, settler expansion and military service in the Zionist entity.[1]

While presenting itself as an educational and charitable body, Mizrachi Olami functions as a major financier of the Zionist settler-colonial project, channelling millions in donations to illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, Hesder yeshivas that combine religious study with compulsory IDF service, and combat units implicated in war crimes.[1][2]

Structure and leadership

Mizrachi Olami operates through national branches (e.g. Mizrachi Organization of Canada) and works in partnership with World Bnei Akiva for gap-year Hachshara programmes that prepare participants for settlement life and IDF service.[3]

Board of Directors

Board of Mizrachi Olami
Name Role Country/Affiliation
Harvey Blitz Chairman USA
Dr. Danny Lamm Vice-Chairman Australia
Sondra Sokal Vice-Chairman USA
Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon Nasi (President) Zionist entity
Rav Yechiel Wasserman Co-President Zionist entity
Rabbi Doron Perez Executive Chairman Zionist entity
Roi Abecassis Board Member Zionist entity
Dan Bismuth Board Member Zionist entity
Steven Blumgart Board Member UK
Avraham Duvdevani Board Member Zionist entity
Marcelo Ellenberg Board Member Uruguay
Rabbi Seth Grauer Board Member Canada
Gael Grunewald Board Member Zionist entity
Debbie Isaac Board Member USA
Motti Jerbi Board Member Zionist entity
Avrom Krengel Board Member South Africa
Jeremy Kurnedz Board Member Zionist entity
Rafi Lamm Board Member Australia
Michael Lax Board Member Canada
Rabbi Leonard Matanky Board Member USA
Martin Oliner Board Member USA
Robert Rothenberg Board Member USA
Solly Sacks Board Member Zionist entity
Zeev Schwartz Board Member Zionist entity
Dr. Francine Stein Board Member USA
Oded Weiner Board Member Zionist entity

Professional Staff

Professional Staff of Mizrachi Olami
Name Position
Rabbi Doron Perez Executive Chairman
Rabbi Danny Mirvis CEO
Esti Goldish Finance Manager
Rabbi Hillel Van-Leeuwen Head of Leadership Development and Head of Shlichut Center
Rabbi Reuven Taragin Educational Director
Rabbanit Shani Taragin Educational Director
Leah Rubin Creative Director
Daniel Cohen Programs Director & Director of Communications
Rabbi Binyamin Zimmerman Head of Musmachim Program
Rabbi Bentzi Mann Director, Schools Department
Rabbi Aron White Managing Editor, HaMizrachi
Rabbi Yossi Goldin Director, Shuls Department
Aleeza Ben Shalom Director of Jewish Continuity
Maxine Piczenik Office Manager & PA to Rav Perez
Jacqui Austen Assistant Programs Director & Assistant Communications Director
Jaim Nadel Latin America Desk
Yocheved Bernstein Bat Sherut
Naama Kolman Bookkeeper

Mizrachi Branches Worldwide

World Mizrachi is the global umbrella organisation for the Mizrachi movement, promoting religious Zionism and the integration of Torah values with support for the State of Israel. It was founded in 1902 and maintains national branches across multiple continents.[4]


Collaboration with the occupation, IDF and settlements

Mizrachi Olami and its national branches (notably Mizrachi Organization of Canada) have transferred tens of millions of dollars to entities directly involved in the occupation of Palestinian territory.[1] Between 2007–2021, Canadian Mizrachi alone moved over $46 million CDN to the Zionist entity, with a sharp increase to $21 million CDN in 2023.[1] Key areas of support include:

Illegal settlements and outposts: Funds flow to Alon Shvut, Efrat, Karnei Shomron, Beit El, Gush Etzion, Ma’ale Levona, Ariel, Keida, Kiryat Arba, Eli, Har Bracha and East Jerusalem projects.[1] Hesder yeshivas: These combine Torah study with compulsory IDF combat service. Mizrachi Canada has funded Yeshivat Har Etzion, Yeshivat Hakotel, Yeshivat Har Bracha, Yeshivat Shavei Hevron and multiple Hesder programmes in settlement blocs.[1] IDF combat units: Direct grants to the Duvdevan Foundation (elite counter-terrorism unit accused of war crimes), Foundation of the Veteran Paratroopers and Orev paratrooper division.[1] Settlement youth and education: Support for midrashot, ulpanot and garinim torani’im (religious core groups) that establish Jewish-only presence in occupied areas.[1]

The organisation uses tax-deductible charitable status in Canada, the UK, USA and elsewhere to subsidise these activities while claiming to support “Jewish education and welfare”.[2]

National Mizrachi Branches

Bnei Akiva Branches Worldwide

Bnei Akiva is the youth movement of the Mizrachi organisation, operating as an independent but closely affiliated global network with branches in many countries.

Bnei Akiva branches focus on religious Zionist education for young people aged 7–25, combining Torah study, leadership training, and preparation for aliyah (immigration to Israel).

See also

Chabad-Lubavitch Religious Zionism Hesder yeshivas World Bnei Akiva

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Mondoweiss, Genocide as Charity: A Critical Look at the Mizrachi Organization of Canada Mondoweiss, 12 December 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 State Crime Journal, State Crime State Crime, Volume 13, Issue 1.
  3. ↑ World Bnei Akiva, Gap Year Program Israel Hachshara World Bnei Akiva, accessed 31 March 2026.
  4. ↑ https://mizrachi.org/branches/
  5. ↑ https://www.bauk.org/svivot/
  6. ↑ https://www.worldbneiakiva.org/our-world
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