any jew over age 18 who belongs to a zionist association is eligible to vote, and the number of elected delegates to the congress is 500. 38% of the delegates are allocated to israel, 29% to the united states of america, and 33% to the remainder of the countries of the diaspora. in addition there are about 100 delegates which are appointed by international organizations (e.g. b'nai b'rith, see below) affiliated with wzo.