The Jews – then less than 20% of British Palestine’s population – set up what became known as the National Committee (Va’ad Leumi), based on an elected body, the Representative Assembly of Palestinian Jews. Regular elections to this Assembly took place, sometimes with more than a dozen parties competing.
犹太人当时其人口不到英属巴勒斯坦总人口的20%，成立了民族委员会（Va’ad Leumi），并且选举产生了一个机构巴勒斯坦犹太人代表大会。该代表大会定期进行选举，有时有十几个政党参加竞选。