First Assembly of Representatives

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The First Assembly of Representatives was the elected legislative body of the Jewish community (Yishuv) in Mandatory Palestine that laid institutional foundations for the future State of Israel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf elected legislative body
institution of the Yishuv
representative assembly
aim create representative self-government for the Yishuv
establish institutional basis for a future Jewish state
appliesToJurisdiction Jewish Yishuv in Mandatory Palestine
surface form: Jewish community in Mandatory Palestine

Yishuv
authorized Jewish National Council
basedOn Zionist Congress electoral practices
principles of proportional representation
composition general Zionist parties
labor Zionist parties
religious parties
revisionist and right-wing Zionist parties
conferredPowersOn Jewish National Council
country Mandatory Palestine
describedBySource historiography of the Yishuv
studies of Israeli constitutional history
field Jewish self-governance in Mandatory Palestine
legislature
politics
followedBy 1st Knesset
surface form: Constituent Assembly of Israel

Knesset
subsequent Assemblies of Representatives in Mandatory Palestine
follows pre-World War I Zionist congress frameworks
hasEffect creation of a quasi-parliamentary system for the Yishuv
institutionalization of Jewish national autonomy under the Mandate
hasPart committees
elected representatives of various Jewish political parties
plenary sessions
hasPoliticalFunction legislative decision-making for the Yishuv
oversight of the Jewish National Council
representation of Jewish residents of Mandatory Palestine
historicalPeriod Mandatory Palestine
surface form: British Mandate for Palestine era
ideology Zionism
influenced constitutional structure of the State of Israel
design of the Knesset
political culture of the Yishuv
languageOfWorkOrName Hebrew
Yiddish
legislativeBodyFor Jewish Yishuv in Mandatory Palestine
surface form: Jewish community in Mandatory Palestine

Yishuv
partOf political institutions of the Yishuv
pre-state institutions of Israel
politicalAlignment multi-party
precededBy informal community leadership of the Yishuv
role elected legislative body of the Jewish community in Mandatory Palestine
significance laid institutional foundations for the future State of Israel

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Eliyahu Berligne memberOf First Assembly of Representatives