Zionist Executive

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The Zionist Executive was the central governing body of the World Zionist Organization, responsible for directing the political and organizational activities of the Zionist movement, particularly in the early 20th century.

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Zionist Executive canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Zionist institution
executive committee
governing body
appliesToJurisdiction Yishuv
surface form: Jewish community in Palestine (Yishuv)

Zionism
surface form: Zionist movement worldwide
country Mandatory Palestine
surface form: British Mandate of Palestine

Israel
Ottoman Empire
dissolved 1930s
20th century
field Zionism
foundedBy World Zionist Congress
hasLanguage English
German
Hebrew
Yiddish
hasMember Arthur Ruppin
Chaim Weizmann
David Ben-Gurion
Eliezer Kaplan
Golda Meir
Leopold Kessler NERFINISHED
Menachem Ussishkin
Moshe Sharett
Nahum Sokolow
Pinhas Rutenberg
hasRole coordination of immigration (Aliyah) to Palestine
management of land acquisition in Palestine
oversight of Zionist fundraising and finances
representation of Zionist interests to foreign governments
supervision of Zionist institutions in Palestine
hasSuccessor Jewish Agency Executive
surface form: Executive of the Jewish Agency for Palestine
inception 1898
late 19th century
location Basel-Stadt
surface form: Basel

Jerusalem
London, England
surface form: London
movement Zionism
surface form: Zionist movement
namedAfter Zionism
parentOrganization World Zionist Organization
partOf World Zionist Organization
replacedBy Jewish Agency Executive
role central governing body of the World Zionist Organization
directed organizational activities of the Zionist movement
directed political activities of the Zionist movement
significantEvent coordination of Zionist settlement policy in Palestine
creation of the Jewish Agency for Palestine
negotiations with the British government on the Balfour Declaration implementation
political representation of the Yishuv before the British Mandate authorities

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Nahum Sokolow memberOf Zionist Executive
WZO hasOrgan Zionist Executive
subject surface form: World Zionist Organization