| No. | Slate | Votes | Percent |
| 1 | American Friends of Meretz | 4,810 | 4.5 |
| 2 | Revisionist Zionists of America | 591 | 0.5 |
| 3 | Association of Reform Zionists of America | 51,469 | 47.7 |
| 4 | Religious Zionist Movement | 11,469 | 10.8 |
| 5 | American Zionists for Unity and Tolerance | 1,599 | 1.5 |
| 6 | Labor Zionist Movement | 3,653 | 3.4 |
| 7 | MERCAZ, USA | 28,001 | 26.0 |
| 8 | Zionist Organization of America | 3,085 | 2.9 |
| 9 | American Friends of Likud | 2,018 | 1.9 |
| 10 | World Confederation of United Zionists | 942 | 0.9 |
NYC (JTA) - The battle for religious rights in Israel has triggered a historic shift in the power balance in the World Zionist Organization, the entity which gave birth to modern Zionism 100 years ago.
Using religious pluralism as its rallying cry, the Reform movement's Zionist arm captured 47.7 percent of the vote in the elections for the 33rd Zionist Congress, which is slated for Jerusalem in December. In doing so, it more than doubled its support since the last Congress in 1992.
The Conservative movement's Zionist branch also doubled its numbers in the world Jewish parliament, claiming 26 percent of the US vote. US Jewry represents 29 percent of the Congress.
In practical terms, the victory means that the Reform, along with the
Conservative, will capture key leadership positions within the WZO
establishment.
--by Cynthia Mann in the Jewish
World, October 23, 1997.
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