· At this critical time for the Jewish People and the State of Israel, there is an existential need to emphasize that aliyah, Jewish-Zionist education, and settlement are fundamental to the Zionist idea as well as being national strategic assets.

· The Zionist Congress made a decision to cultivate a new generation of leadership for the Zionist movement, and the Zionist General Council made a strategic and value-laden decision that 25% of the delegates to the Zionist Congress would be between the ages of 18 to 30. The Zionist Movement must now consider how to involve those of this generation in its endeavors and how to include them among its decision-makers.

· In light of the growing open anti-Zionism, anti-Semitism, and racism that reached a new peak at the Durban Conference in South Africa (August 2001), the Zionist Movement must cultivate Jewish communities and public opinion around the world in its struggle against this phenomenon.

· Discussion of these subjects at the Zionist Congress must give rise to a concrete program of action for the implementation of Zionist policy today. The program must emphasize personal commitment, a consciousness of Zionism within the Jewish educational system and Zionist awareness within the Jewish community, involvement of the Jewish People in the process of state-building in Israel, the promotion of Hebrew language and culture, and the advancement of Zionism as an idea that is both valid and meaningful in the 21st century.

· The convening of the 34th Zionist Congress in Jerusalem, a body which represents the majority of the Jewish People, is itself an expression of the unity of Jews everywhere and of their identification with the State of Israel.

· The Zionist Movement has consistently striven to create a Jewish and democratic State in the Land of Israel. In view of the disturbing phenomena challenging this basic premise, it is incumbent upon the Zionist movement to lead a public campaign in defense of these Zionist values and to ensure their ongoing existence.