The Revisionist members on the board dealing with the Zionist Shekel, which entitles purchasers to vote in the elections to the forthcoming World Zionist Congress, resigned in a body today in protest against the change in the text of the printed Shekel.
“Any changes in the text of the Shekel are unlawful unless approved by the Actions Committee. The Zionist Executive has thus acted unlawfully by making these changes without waiting for the
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