The General Zionists supported the leadership of Chaim Weizmann and their views were largely colored by central European culture.

Eventually the General Zionists became identified with European liberal and middle class beliefs in private property and capitalism.

At this conference, rifts opened up between the conservative right wing and those who held more moderate views.

The "General Zionists A" favored the economic policies of Labour Zionism and were supportive of Chaim Weizmann's compromising approach to relations with the British.

The General Zionists A helped form the Progressive Party, which won five seats in 1949 Knesset elections and entered the Mapai-led governing coalition.

[9] In 1936 the General Zionists established a daily newspaper, HaBoker, which was edited for the first ten years of its existence by Peretz Bernstein.

During the session, ten MKs (mostly former General Zionists) merged with the right-wing Herut to form Gahal while the other seven (most from the Progressive Party) set up the Independent Liberals.