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Jewish Agency for Palestine
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Jewish Agency for Israel.
Jewish Agency for Palestine 1929–1948
In 1929, the 16th Zionist Congress decided to restructure and the rename the Palestine Zionist Executive as The Jewish Agency for Palestine, in reference to its role as the "Jewish agency" required by Article 4 of the League of Nations Mandate. The new Jewish Agency was larger to accommodate the growing logistical task of managing the Yishuv, and also included mandatory representation from non-Zionist Jewish organizations. The change was Chaim Weizmann's initiative, and was established on the principle of parity between Zionist and non-Zionist Jews working together in the building of a Jewish national home.