List of political parties in Israel
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Political parties in Israel: Israel's political system is based on proportional representation which allows for a multi-party system with numerous parties, in which a single party usually has no chance of gaining power by itself, forcing the parties to cooperate and form coalition governments. This article lists the political parties in Israel.
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[edit] The parties
[edit] Parties with representation in the 17th Knesset (הכנסת ה-17)
- Kadima קדימה ("Forward") (Ehud Olmert)
- Labour העבודה (Ha-Avoda) (Amir Peretz) (Absorbed 'Meimad' and 'Am Echad' parties)
- Shas ש"ס (Mifleget Ha-Sfaradim Shomrei Torah) מפלגת הספרדים שומרי תורה ("Sephardi Religious Party") (Eli Yishai)
- Likud ליכוד ("Consolidation"/Alliance) (Binyamin Netanyahu) (Absorbed 'Yisrael B'Aliya party)
- Yisrael Betenu ישראל ביתנו ("Our Home Israel") (Avigdor Lieberman)
- HaIchud HaLeumi-Mafdal (National Union-National Religious) (האיחוד הלאומי-מפד"ל) (Binyamin Elon) is a coalition that includes:
- Moledet (Homeland), T'kuma (Revival), Hitabrut (Conception) and Mafdal (National Religious Party).
- Gil - Gimla'ey Yisrael LaKneset (גיל - גימלאי ישראל לכנסת) (Raphael Eitan)
- Yahadut Ha-Torah/Achdut HaTorah HaMeuchedet United Torah Judaism יהדות התורה (Yaakov Litzman) is a coalition of:
- Agudat Israel אגודת ישראל ("Union of Israel")
- Degel HaTorah דגל התורה ("Banner [of] the Torah")
- Meretz-Yachad מרצ-יחד ("Together-Vigor" or Yahad= Social Democratic Israel, Israel Hevratit Demokratit) (Yossi Beilin)
- Ra'am-Ta'al (Ahmed Tibi), consisting of:
- United Arab List רשימה ערבית מאוחדת-רע"ם (Reshima Aravit Me'uchedet or Ra'am)
- Ta'al ("Arab Movement for Renewal")
- Hadash חד"ש (acronym for Ha-Chazit Ha-Demokratit le-Shalom ule-shivyon החזית הדמוקרטית לשלום ולשוויון ("Democratic Front for Peace and Equality") (Mohammed Barakei) coalition that includes:
- Communist Party of Israel מפלגה קומוניסטית ישראלית-מק"י(Miflaga Komunistit Yisraelit or Maki)
- Balad בל"ד (Brit Leumit Demokratit ברית לאומית דמוקרטית al-Tajamu' al-Watani al-Dimuqrati) ("National Democratic Assembly") (Amri Bishara) Arab party
[edit] Other parties
Some of the following parties ran for the 17th Knesset elections, but did not manage to pass the minimum vote share of 2% required to be represented:
- Shinui שינוי ("Change")
- Hetz (מפלגה חילונית-ציונית / חץ, Miflaga Hilonit Tsiyonit)
- Chayil Party/Chatzit: חזית יהודית לאומית ("Jewish National Front")
- Herut: The National Movement חרות ("Freedom")
- Ale Yarok עלה ירוק ("Green Leaf")
- Ha-Yerukim הירוקים ("The Greens")
- Ahavat Israel אהבת ישראל
- Citizen and State
- Da'am Organization for Democratic Action
- Advanced National Union
- Za'am - Social Justice
- Another Israel
- L.H.V.A.
- Leader
- Man's Rights
- Moreshet Avot ("Heritage of the Fathers")
- National Bolshevik Party of Israel
- Tzomet צומת ("Crossroads")
- Bead Artseinu International Hyperzionist Movement "For the Motherland"
- Natural Law Party of Israel
- Atid Echad ("One Future")
- The Party for the War against Banks
- Strength to the Poor
- Tafnit ("Turnaround")
[edit] Former parties
- Agriculture and Development (in the second Knesset)
- Agudat Israel Workers (in the second Knesset)
- Arab Democratic Party (in the twelfth Knesset)
- Arab list for Bedouins and Villagers (in the eighth Knesset)
- Centre Party מפלגת המרכז (Mifleget Hamerkaz)
- Democratic list of Israeli Arabs (in the second and third Knesset)
- Democratic Movement for Change, Dash, (Tenua Demokratit le-Shinui) (merger of Democratic Party and Shinui)
- Democratic Movement (Tenua Demokratit) (split off from Shinui)
- Democratic Party (Miflaga Demokratit) (merged with Shinui)
- Democratic Party of Nazareth (in the first Knesset)
- Fighters List (in the first Knesset)
- Free Center (in the seventh Knesset)
- Gahal גח"ל (evolved to Likud)
- General Zionists ציונים כלליים
- HaMa'arakh המערך ("The Alignment" a union of the Mapai and Mapam parties)
- Herut חרות ("Freedom") (joined with the Liberals to form Gahal).
- Israel in the Center (became the Centre Party)
- Independent Liberal Party (Mifleget Liberalim Atzmaiim) (split from Liberal Party)
- Israel Ba-Aliya ישראל בעלייה (merged with Likud)
- Kach כ"ך (now banned)
- One Israel ישראל אחת (merger of Labor, Gesher and Meimad)
- Labour Alignment (Israel) (Achdut Ha'Avoda-Poalei TSion)
- Labour Unity
- Liberal Party (joined --and later merge-- with Herut to form Gachal which then joined Likud)
- Mapai מפא"י (Mifleget Poalei Eretz Yisrael) מפלגת פועלי ארץ ישראל ("Israel Workers' Movement") (merged into Labour)
- Mapam מפ"ם (Mifleget Ha-Po'alim Ha-Me'ukhdet מפלגת הפועלים המאוחדת ("United Workers' Party") (merged into Meretz)
- Meretz מרצ (Vitality) (merged into Meretz-Yachad)
- Israeli Labour Party (Mifleget Ha-Avodah Ha-Yisraelit) (alliance of Rafi and Achdut Ha'Avoda-Poalei TSion later formed coalition with Mapam)
- Morasha-Po'aeli Agudat Yisrael (in the eleventh Knesset)
- Ometz (in the eleventh Knesset)
- Oriental Workers (in the second Knesset)
- Poalei Zion פועלי ציון ("Zion's Workers") became the Labor party
- Progress and Work (in the second Knesset)
- Progressive Party (Miflaga Progresivit) (merged with General Zionists to become Liberal Party) (in the second Knesset)
- Progressive List for Peace
- Rafi רשימת פועלי ישראל ("Israel Workers List") (merged into Labour)
- Ratz (merged into Meretz)
- Religious Torah Front (in the 1955 election)
- Sephardim and Oriental Communities (in the first Knesset)
- Shelli (merged with Ratz)
- Shituf Ve`ahvah (in the fifth Knesset)
- Shlomtzion Party שלומציון (merged into Likud)
- State List (in the seventh Knesset)
- Tami (in the eleventh Knesset)
- Tehiya תחיה ("Revival")
- Telem (in the tenth Knesset)
- The Third Way (joined Likud)
- This World-New Power (in the sixth Knesset)
- Tzomet צומת ("Crossroads")
- United Religious Front (in the first Knesset)
- United Torah Front (in the eighth Knesset)
- WIZO ויצו (in the first Knesset)
- Yaad (Ratz merger)
- Yachad (centrist party) יח"ד ("Together")
- Yemenite Association (in the first Knesset)
[edit] Zionist youth movement
- Betar בית"ר (associated with Likud)
- Bnei Akiva בני עקיבא (associated with Mafdal)
- Habonim Dror הבונים דרור ("The builders - Freedom") (Zionist socialist youth movement)
- Hashomer Hatzair השומר הצעיר ("The Young Guard") (Zionist socialist youth movement associated with Mapam, Meretz and Yachad)
- Magshimey Herut מגשימי חרות (associated with Herut)
- HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed הנוער העובד והלומד (Zionist socialist youth movement)
- Noar Avoda (Labor Youth") נוער עבודה (associated with Labour)
- Noar Moledet נוער מולדת ("Moledet Youth") (associated with Moledet)
- Noar Meretz נוער מרצ ("Meretz Youth") (associated with Meretz-Yachad)
[edit] See also
- Index of political parties to browse parties by name
- List of political parties to browse parties by country
- List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
- Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals
- Liberalism in Israel
- Labour Zionism
- Revisionist Zionism
- Zionism
- Zeev Jabotinsky
- Knesset
- List of Knesset members
- List of Knesset speakers
- List of Israelis
- List of Likud Knesset Members
- Prime Minister of Israel
- President of Israel
- Basic Laws of Israel
