Shinui (שינוי) is a Zionist, secular, liberal party in Israel. Shinui is member of the Liberal International. In the election of 2003 it gained 15 out of 120 Knesset seats, making it the third-largest party, after Likud and Labour. The party's leader is Joseph 'Tommy' Lapid. In Hebrew, the word Shinui literally means "change". Israel and the Arab League states The Arab-Israeli conflict is a long-running conflict in the Middle East regarding the existence of the state of Israel and its relations with Arab states and with the Palestinian population (see Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ... The 1948 Arab-Israeli War, called the War of Independence (Hebrew: מלחמת העצמאות) by Israelis and al Nakba (Arabic: النكبة, the catastrophe) by Arabs, was the first in a series of wars in the Arab-Israeli conflict. ... The 1949 Armistice Agreements are a set of agreements signed during 1949 between Israel and its neighbors Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. ... The Suez Crisis, also known as the Suez War, Suez Campaign or Kadesh Operation was a war fought on Egyptian territory in 1956. ... The 1967 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Six-Day War or June War, was fought between Israel and its Arab neighbors Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. ... Attrition warfare is a strategic concept that to win a war, ones enemy must be worn down to the point of collapse by continuous losses in personnel and materiel. ... The Yom Kippur War (in Hebrew: Milchemet Yom HaKipurim, also known as the October War, the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, and the Ramadan War), was fought from October 6 (the day of Yom Kippur) to October 22 and 24, 1973, between Israel and a coalition of Egypt and Syria. ... Operation Litani was the official name of Israels 1978 invasion of Lebanon up to the Litani river. ... The 1982 Invasion of Lebanon, dubbed Operation Peace for Galilee, began June 6, 1982, when the Lebanon in response to the Abu Nidal organizations assassination attempt against Israels ambassador to the United Kingdom, Shlomo Argov. ... From the time it was established in March 1945, the Arab League took an active role in the Arab-Israeli conflict. ... Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on September 17, 1978, following twelve days of secret negotiations at Camp David. ... The Israel-Egypt peace treaty was signed in Washington on March 26, 1979 as the first of the Camp David Accords (1978). ... The Israel-Jordan peace treaty was signed at the southern border crossing of Wadi Araba on October 26, 1994, and made Jordan only the second Arab country (after Egypt) to normalize relations with Israel. ... The Israeli peace camp is a collection of political and non-political movements which desire to promote peace, mainly with the Arab neighbours of Israel (the Palestinians, Syria and Lebanon) and encourage co-existence with the Arab citizens of Israel. ... Geneva Accord October 20, 2003 Road Map for Peace April 30, 2003 The Peoples Voice July 27, 2002 Elon Peace Plan 2002 ... Israel and the Occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip are at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ... This is a incomplete timeline of events in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ... The first Intifada was an uprising that took place from 1987 to 1991 or 1993 (see Intifada). ... The al-Aqsa Intifada is the wave of violence and political conflict that began in September 2000 between Palestinian Arabs and Israelis; it is also called the Second Intifada (see also First Intifada). ... Israels unilateral disengagement plan (also known as the disengagement plan, תוכנית ההינתקות) is a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to remove all permanent Israeli presence in the Gaza Strip and northern Samaria (part of what is known as The West Bank to the Palestinians, the UN, and... Despite the ongoing violence in the Middle East, there has since the 1970s been a parallel effort made to find terms upon which peace can be agreed. ... Zionism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... This article concerns secularity, that is, being secular, in various senses. ... This is a list about liberalism and political parties around the world. ... The State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, transliteration: ; Arabic: دَوْلَةْ اِسْرَائِيل, transliteration: ) is a country in the Middle East on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. ... The Liberal International is an international organization for liberal parties. ... The Knesset (כנסת, Hebrew for assembly) is the Parliament of Israel. ... Likud party logo Likud or ליכוד literally means consolidation. ... Labour (העבודה HaAvoda) is an Israeli political party. ... Yosef Tommy Lapid ( יוסף טומי לפיד ) is an Israeli politician and a minister. ... The Modern Hebrew language is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. ...

Ideology

Religion and state

Despite nearly 30 years of public support of Liberal-Capitalist economic and social policies, it best known platform plank is a call for separation of religion and state within the confines of Zionist ideology. It demands civil marriage (although it has opposed a bill to enact it in March 2004), the operation of public transportation, businesses, theaters, etc. on Saturdays (the Shabbat, Jewish Sabbath), removal of laws concerning selling and importing non-kosher food, drafting of Haredi Jews into the IDF, and a halt to payments to Haredi Yeshiva students. In politics, the term liberal refers to: an adherent of the ideology of liberalism or a state or quality of this ideology. ... In economics, a capitalist is someone who owns capital, presumably within the economic system of capitalism. ... Religion, a term sometimes used interchangeably with faith, is commonly defined as belief concerning the supernatural, sacred, or divine, and the moral codes, practices and institutions associated with such belief. ... This article discusses states as sovereign political entities. ... Marriage is a relationship that plays a key role in the definition of many people who (usually) are in a sexual relationship. ... A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... Shabbat, or Shabbos (Ashkenazic pronunciation) (שבת shabbāṯ, rest), is a day of rest that is observed once a week, from sundown on Friday until nightfall on Saturday, by practitioners of Judaism, as well as by many secular Jews. ... The circled U indicates that this can of tuna is certified kosher by the Union of Orthodox Congregations. ... Haredi Judaism, or Charedi Judaism, also called ultra-Orthodox Judaism, is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ההגנה לישראל Tsva Ha-Haganah Le-Yisrael ([Army] Force [for] the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces (army, air force and navy). ... A yeshiva (Hebrew, pl. ...

Because of such demands and the inflammatory tone of its current leadership, it is sometimes accused of being anti-religious or hating the religious, and so some, including many secular people who would otherwise agree with its platform, would not vote for it. The party's official position is that it does not oppose religion but merely seeks to mend the injustices that are being done on its behalf.

Economy

Economically, Shinui supports a free market, privatization of public assets, and a lowering of taxes, especially taxes on the middle class. The party has also objected to the introduction of a progressive estate tax. A free market is an idealized market, where all economic decisions and actions by individuals regarding transfer of money, goods, and services are voluntary, and are therefore devoid of coercion and theft (some definitions of coercion are inclusive of theft). Colloquially and loosely, a free market economy is an economy... Privatization (sometimes privatisation, denationalization, or, especially in India, disinvestment) is the process of transferring property, from public ownership to private ownership and/or transferring the management of a service or activity from the government to the private sector. ... The middle class (or middle classes) comprises a social group once defined by exception as an intermediate social class between the nobility and the peasantry. ...

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

As for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with the Palestinians, Shinui supports the military tactics undertaken by Ariel Sharon, such as occupying Palestinian cities if necessary 'in response to terrorist attacks' and targeting terrorist leaders (such as Ahmed Yassin). Shinui supports negotiation with moderate Palestinians concerning the final status and a Palestinian state, which would include removal of Israeli settlements and withdrawal from most of the West Bank and Gaza. It asserts that both the Right and Left mislead the public. The Right, by claiming that only force will solve the problem, and the Left, by claiming that there is a Palestinian partner for peace. Israel and the Occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip are at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ... The Palestinian flag, adopted in 1948, is a widely recognized modern symbol of the Palestinian people. ... Ariel Sharon, the eleventh Prime Minister of Israel, spent many years in the Israel Defense Forces before being elected in March 2001. ... Terrorism is a controversial term with multiple definitions. ... Terrorism is a controversial term with multiple definitions. ... Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Yassin (~ 1937 — March 22, 2004) was the leader of Hamas until he was killed by an Israeli helicopter gunship. ... Israeli settlements are Jewish communities in areas under Israeli control as a result of the 1967 Six Day War. ... The West Bank is a territory in the Middle East constituting the area west of the Jordan River annexed by Jordan at the end of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. ... The article is about the Middle Eastern city. ... Peace is generally defined as a state of quiet or tranquillity, as an absence of disturbance or agitation (Latin derivation Pax = Absentia Belli). ...

Shinui strongly supports the Israeli West Bank barrier and Israel's unilateral disengagement plan of 2004 from the Gaza Strip. The barrier near Jenin, northern West Bank, July 2003 The barrier at Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, June 2004 The Israeli West Bank barrier (also called the West Bank Security Fence or the West Bank wall) is a physical barrier consisting of a network of fences, walls, and trenches, which... Israels unilateral disengagement plan (also known as the disengagement plan, תוכנית ההינתקות) is a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to remove all permanent Israeli presence in the Gaza Strip and northern Samaria (part of what is known as The West Bank to the Palestinians, the UN, and... Map of the Gaza Strip from The World Factbook. ...

Political ethics and corruption

Shinui proclaimed itself as defender of political purity and lawful behavior (in Hebrew: טוהר המידות ושלטון החוק ). It promised to set an example for an uncorrupted party which its members aren't suspected in criminal affairs and financial irregularities. Shinui sees itself as an antithesis of the Mizrahi Haredi party Shas which they describe as "unenlightened," "primitive" and "corrupt". The Modern Hebrew language is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. ... Mizrachi is also an organisation of the Religious Zionist Movement Mizrahi Jews or Oriental Jews (מזרחי eastern, Standard Hebrew Mizraḥi, Tiberian Hebrew Mizrāḥî; plural מזרחים easterners, Standard Hebrew Mizraḥim, Tiberian Hebrew Mizrāḥîm) are Jews of Middle Eastern origin; that is to say, their ancestors never left the Middle East. ... Haredi Judaism, also called ultra-Orthodox Judaism, is the most theologically conservative form of Judaism. ... Shas may also refer to the Shisha Sedarim (six orders) of the Mishnah and Talmud. ...

As such, Lapid asked and received the Ministries of Justice and Internal Affairs (the last was held formerly by Shas). Shinui also frequently praise the Supreme Court for Justice (BAGATZ) as protector of the law and moral values. Justice is a concept involving the fair, moral, and impartial treatment of all persons, especially in law. ... The internal affairs division of a police agency investigates incidents and plausible suspicions of lawbreaking and professional misconduct attributed to officers on the force. ... Shas may also refer to the Shisha Sedarim (six orders) of the Mishnah and Talmud. ... The supreme court in some countries, provinces, and states, is the highest court in that jurisdiction and functions as a court of last resort whose rulings cannot be appealed. ...

History

Shinui was established by Israeli business people and academics in 1974, following the 1973 Arab-Israeli Yom Kippur War, which shook the Israeli public. In the 1977 elections it formed the Dash bloc with other Liberal parties and public figures, secured 15 seats in parliament and formed the first non-Labour coalition government. Dash suffered many internal conflicts and quickly dissolved, leaving Shinui, headed by Prof. Amnon Rubinstein to run on its own in the 1981, 1984 and 1988 elections, in which it was down to two seats. The Yom Kippur War (in Hebrew: Milchemet Yom HaKipurim, also known as the October War, the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, and the Ramadan War), was fought from October 6 (the day of Yom Kippur) to October 22 and 24, 1973, between Israel and a coalition of Egypt and Syria. ... The Digital Audio Stationary Head or DASH standard was a digital audio tape format using open reels capable of recording 8, 16, 24 or more channels of audio on a one-inch or half-inch tape. ... The Digital Audio Stationary Head or DASH standard was a digital audio tape format using open reels capable of recording 8, 16, 24 or more channels of audio on a one-inch or half-inch tape. ... Amnon Rubinstein is an Israeli scholar, politician and columnist. ...

In 1992 it joined two other dovish parties, RATZ (רצ, Movement for Civil Rights and Peace), Mapam (מפ"ם, Israeli Workers Party), to form Meretz, which together won 12 seats and formed a coalition government with Labour. In 1996 the three parties decided to merge into a united Meretz party. The party leader, Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, supported the merger, but most party members, under the leadership of Avraham Poraz sought to distance themselves from the social-democratic elements in Meretz, and splintered in 1997. Poraz led the party towards a more ideologically liberal stance on both the economy and secularism. Mapam - United Workers Party (in Hebrew: מפם - מפלגת פועלים מאוחדת Mifleget Poalim Meuhedet) was initially a Marxist-Zionist party. ... Meretz (מרצ, Vitality) was an Israeli political party, considered to be on the left and secular. ... Labour (העבודה HaAvoda) is an Israeli political party. ... Amnon Rubinstein is an Israeli scholar, politician and columnist. ...

Towards the 1999 elections, he abdicated in favour of flamboyant TV celebrity Yossef 'Tommy' Lapid, who was known for his fierce rhetoric against religious coercion. In those elections, Shinui went up to 6 seats, while in 2003 it won 15 seats and became the 3rd largest political party in Israel, and Ariel Sharon's senior coalition partner. Yosef Tommy Lapid ( יוסף טומי לפיד ) is an Israeli politician and a minister. ... Ariel Sharon, the eleventh Prime Minister of Israel, spent many years in the Israel Defense Forces before being elected in March 2001. ...

Politics

Shinui has refused to join any coalition which includes the Haredi parties (Shas and United Torah Judaism). A Coalition is an alliance between entities, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest. ... Shas may also refer to the Shisha Sedarim (six orders) of the Mishnah and Talmud. ... United Torah Judaism (In Hebrew: יהדות התורה which translates as Judaism [of the] Torah) (UTJ) is a small Haredi political party in the Israeli Knesset. ...

Shinui has a deep rivalry with Meretz-Yachad party, although they share very similar values in many issues. The rivalry is due to a battle over voters (both parties draw their support from the Ashkenazi-secular middle class) and what are often seen as "ego fights" between Yossef Lapid to Yachad's leaders Yossi Sarid and Yossi Beilin. Meretz (מרצ, Vitality) was an Israeli political party, considered to be on the left and secular. ... This is an article about the Israeli political party. ... This article is about the Ashkenazi Jews. ... Yosef Tommy Lapid ( יוסף טומי לפיד ) is an Israeli politician and a minister. ... Yossi Sarid (born October 24, 1940) is an Israeli left wing politician. ... Dr. Yossi Beilin (born June 12, 1948) is a dovish Israeli statesman, a former Knesset member, deputy foreign minister and justice minister within the Israeli Labour Party. ...

On July, 2004, a tape recording of Shinui senior member and Minister of Infrastructures, Yossef Paritzki, was exposed. In the tape, Paritzki asked a private investigator to frame his Shinui colleague Avraam Poraz in order to end his political career and thus clear the way for Paritzki. The private investigator was paid by the workers' union of Israel's Power Company (IPC), which wanted to prevent a law bill by Poraz denying the IPC workers many priviliges they currently hold. July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers... Transmission lines in Lund, Sweden Electric power, often known as power or electricity, involves the production and delivery of electrical energy in sufficient quantities to operate domestic appliances, office equipment, industrial machinery and provide sufficient energy for both domestic and commercial lighting, heating, cooking and industrial processes. ...

In response, Shinui publicly denounced and condemned Paritzki and asked Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to fire Paritzki from the cabinet, and called on Paritzki to resign from the Knesset and leave Shinui. Paritzki refused and blamed Shinui and other factors in a plot against him. Ariel Sharon, the eleventh Prime Minister of Israel, spent many years in the Israel Defense Forces before being elected in March 2001. ...

On August 2004, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon initiated coalition negotiations after he lost the government majority required to support his disengagement plan. Sharon wished to form a Likud-Labor-Shinui "secular unity" government, but this intention was thwarted by the objections of Likud's members. Sharon then started negotiations with the Haredi Shas and United Torah Judaism (UTJ) parties to join the governmemt. However, Shinui vowed in the 2003 elections that it would not sit together in a coalition with these parties. August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Ariel Sharon, the eleventh Prime Minister of Israel, spent many years in the Israel Defense Forces before being elected in March 2001. ... The Gaza Disengagement Plan describes the move to withdraw all Jewish Israeli settlers from the Gaza Strip unilaterally as soon as possible, lead by Ariel Sharon. ... Likud party logo Likud or ליכוד literally means consolidation. ... Haredi Judaism, or Charedi Judaism, also called ultra-Orthodox Judaism, is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. ... Shas may also refer to the Shisha Sedarim (six orders) of the Mishnah and Talmud. ... United Torah Judaism (In Hebrew: יהדות התורה which translates as Judaism [of the] Torah) (UTJ) is a small Haredi political party in the Israeli Knesset. ... A Coalition is an alliance between entities, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest. ...

After significant pressure from Sharon, and to avoid being blamed for thwarting the implementation of the disengagement plan, Lapid retracted his vow and agreed to sit together in the government with UTJ, if they could agree on the government principles. Lapid also hoped that the UTJ would be the side to turn down and scuttle the negotiations. The UTJ, however, raised its demands (e.g. cancelling procedures for passing civil marriage laws and the Tal law). The Gaza Disengagement Plan describes the move to withdraw all Jewish Israeli settlers from the Gaza Strip unilaterally as soon as possible, lead by Ariel Sharon. ... Marriage is a relationship that plays a key role in the definition of many people who (usually) are in a sexual relationship. ...

On December 1, 2004, Shinui voted against Sharon's proposed 2005 budget, which included subsidies to UTJ projects. In response, Sharon fired the Shinui ministers from the cabinet. December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Shinui out of the cabinet

As of 2005, Shinui was not included in the new coalition government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon after he formed a new coalition with the Israel labor party, and the Ashkenazi Haredi parties of United Torah Judaism and Degel haTorah. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ariel Sharon, the eleventh Prime Minister of Israel, spent many years in the Israel Defense Forces before being elected in March 2001. ... Labour (העבודה HaAvoda) is an Israeli political party. ... This article is about the Ashkenazi Jews. ... Haredi Judaism, also called ultra-Orthodox Judaism, is the most theologically conservative form of Judaism. ... United Torah Judaism (In Hebrew: יהדות התורה which translates as Judaism [of the] Torah) (UTJ) is a small Haredi political party in the Israeli Knesset. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

See also

• Liberalism
• Contributions to liberal theory
• Liberalism worldwide
• List of liberal parties
• Liberal democracy
• Liberalism in Israel

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External links

• Official web site (Hebrew) (http://www.shinui.org.il/)
• Home Page (English) (http://www.shinui.org.il/elections/eng/index.html)