More than 230,000 American Jews voted in the 2025 election for the World Zionist Congress, setting a new turnout record and nearly doubling participation compared to the last election five years ago, according to preliminary results released Thursday by the American Zionist Movement.

The tally excludes nearly 20,000 votes that the body overseeing the election determined had been cast fraudulently and disqualified.

The results suggest heightened interest among American Jews in shaping Zionist priorities, as 152 delegates from the United States — nearly one-third of the 525-member Congress — prepare to travel to Jerusalem this October to help decide how over $1 billion in annual funding will be allocated to Jewish and Israeli institutions.

The right-wing and Orthodox bloc repeated its s

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