0 0 0 ▁Jews ▁from ▁the ▁Arab ▁world , ▁mostly ▁to ▁Israel . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 – 4 5 , ▁Ben - G ur ion ▁described ▁the ▁One ▁Mill ion ▁Plan ▁to ▁foreign ▁officials ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁" primary ▁goal ▁and ▁top ▁priority ▁of ▁the ▁Z ion ist ▁movement ." ▁The ▁imm igration ▁restrictions ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁White ▁P aper ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁meant ▁that ▁such ▁a ▁plan ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁put ▁into ▁large ▁scale ▁effect ▁until ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁The ▁new ▁country ' s ▁imm igration ▁policy ▁had ▁some ▁opposition ▁within ▁the ▁new ▁Isra eli ▁government , ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁who ▁argued ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁" no ▁just ification ▁for ▁organ izing ▁large - scale ▁em igration ▁among ▁Jews ▁whose ▁lives ▁were ▁not ▁in ▁danger , ▁particularly ▁when ▁the ▁desire ▁and ▁motiv ation ▁were ▁not ▁their ▁own " ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁those ▁who ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁absor ption ▁process ▁caused ▁" und ue ▁hard ship ". ▁However , ▁the ▁force ▁of ▁Ben - G ur ion ' s ▁influence ▁and ▁ins istence ▁ens ured ▁that ▁his ▁imm igration ▁policy ▁was ▁carried ▁out . ▁ ▁Types ▁ ▁The ▁multi - n ational , ▁world wide ▁Z ion ist ▁movement ▁is ▁struct ured ▁on ▁representative ▁dem ocr atic ▁principles . ▁Congress es ▁are ▁held ▁every ▁four ▁years ▁( they ▁were ▁held ▁every ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ) ▁and ▁deleg ates ▁to ▁the