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a Jewish council offering advice on or having authority over certain community affairs.
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Vaad Leumi — (National Council) Under the terms of the British mandate, Jewish and Arab quasi governments were established in Palestine in the 1920s. As early as 1920, the Jewish community of Palestine (Yishuv) elected by secret ballot an Assembly of the… … Historical Dictionary of Israel
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