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Platform

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• The Israeli nation has a national and historic right to the whole of Israel. However, in order to maintain a Jewish majority, part of the Land of Israel must be given up to maintain a Jewish and democratic state.
• Israel shall remain a Jewish state and homeland. Jewish majority in Israel will be preserved by territorial concessions to Palestinians.
• Jerusalem and large settlement blocks in the West Bank will be kept under Israeli control.
• The Israeli national agenda to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and achieve two states for two nations will be the road map. It will be carried out in stages: dismantling terror organizations, collecting firearms, implementing security reforms in the Palestinian Authority, and preventing incitement. At the end of the process, a demilitarized Palestinian state devoid of terror will be established.
• Israel's political system will be modified to ensure stability. One possibility to achieve this goal would be to hold primary, regional and personal elections to the Knesset and the Prime Minister's office.
• Kadima would not rule out a future coalition partnership with any Israeli political party or person.

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Political objectives and policies

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Early statements from the Sharon camp reported by the Israeli media claimed that they were setting up a truly "centrist" and "liberal" party. It would appear that Sharon hoped to attract members of the Knesset from other parties and well-known politicians regardless of their prior beliefs provided they accepted Sharon's leadership and are willing to implement a "moderate" political agenda. It is known that Sharon believed strongly in the Road map for peace and has a close alliance with US President George W. Bush. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The presidential seal is a well-known symbol of the presidency. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

On the domestic front, Sharon has shown a tendency to agree with his past political partner, the pro-secular and outspokenly anti-religious Shinui party (his allies in the 2003 government), which seeks to promote a secular civil agenda as opposed to the strong influence of Israel's Orthodox and Haredi parties. One of the Haredi parties, United Torah Judaism, joined Sharon's last coalition at the same time as the Labour party, after Shinui had left Sharon's original governing coalition. In the past, Shinui has also called itself a "centrist" party because it rejects both Labour's socialism (its economic policies are free-market) and the Likud's opposition to a Palestinian state (however, from an international context, Shinui may actually be on the centre-right). Shinui (שינוי) (original full name: Tenua le-Shinui ve Yozma and then to Shinui-Mifleget ha-Merkaz) is a Zionist, secular and anti-clerical, free market liberal party in Israel. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Haredi or chareidi Judaism is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox 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. ... Socialism refers to a broad array of ideologies and movements which aim to improve society through collective and egalitarian action; and to a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to control by the community. ... 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...

Justice Minister Tzipi Livni reportedly told Israel Army Radio that the party intends to help foster the desire for a separate Palestinian state ^[2], a move which was applauded by leftist Yossi Beilin. ^[3] Tzipora Tzipi Malka Livni (Hebrew: , born July 8, 1958 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is Foreign Affairs Minister and Vice Prime Minister [1] of Israel. ... Israel Army Radio, or Galèi Tzáhal as it is called in Hebrew (גלי צהל, lit. ... It has been suggested that State of Palestine be merged into this article or section. ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition... Yossi Beilin Dr. Yossef (Yossi) Beilin (Hebrew: ; born June 12, 1948) is an Israeli politician, Knesset member, and a former , deputy foreign minister and justice minister within the Israeli Labour Party. ...

Sharon was one of the prime architects pushing for the construction of the Israeli West Bank barrier that has been criticized by left-wing Israeli politicians, but was a cornerstone of Sharon's determination to establish Israel's final borders, which he saw himself as uniquely suited to do in the so-called "Final Status" negotiations. The barrier route as of May 2005. ...

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History

Kadima was formed by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon after he formally left the right-wing Likud party on 21 November 2005, to establish a new party which would grant him the freedom to carry out his policy of unilateral disengagement plan - removing Israeli settlements from Palestinian territory and fixing Israel's borders with a prospective Palestinian state. The Prime Minister of Israel (Hebrew: ראש הממשלה, Rosh HaMemshala, lit. ...   (Hebrew: , also known by his diminutive Arik אָרִיק) (born February 27, 1928) is a former Israeli politician and general. ... In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ... Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a centre-right political party in Israel. ... is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Israels unilateral disengagement plan (Hebrew: תוכנית ההתנתקות Tokhnit HaHitnatkut or תכנית ההינתקות Tokhnit HaHinatkut in the Disengagement Plan Implementation Law), also known as the Disengagement plan, Gaza Pull-Out plan, and Hitnatkut) was a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, adopted by the government and enacted in August 2005, to remove all... Map of Israeli settlements (magenta) in the West Bank. ...

The name Kadima, which means "Forward" or "Onward", emerged within the first days of the split and was favored by Sharon. However, it was not immediately adopted, and the party was intitially named "National Responsibility" (Hebrew: אחריות לאומית, Ahrayaut Leumit), which was proposed by Justice Minister Tzipi Livni and enthusiastically endorsed by Reuven Adler, Sharon's close confidante and strategy advisor. Although "National Responsibility" was regarded as provisional, subsequent tests conducted with focus groups proved it much more popular than Kadima. "National Responsibility" seemed certain to become permanent. Surprisingly, however, it was announced on 24 November 2005 that the party had finally registered under the name Kadima. The title Kadima has symbolic meaning for many Israelis because it is associated with the battle-charge of army officers, suggesting that Sharon may be attempting to highlight his military accomplishments ahead of the March 2006 elections. A common Hebrew word, however, the term Kadima has been ubiquitous in Israeli political rhetoric and is likely not indicative of any specific ideological bias, indeed, it had been used as a name before by early Zionist leader Nathan Birnbaum. Nevertheless, the decision to name the party Kadima was criticised by Shinui leader Yosef Lapid, who remarked that it was too similar to Benito Mussolini's newspaper Avanti (Italian for "Forward"). ^[5] Tzipora Tzipi Malka Livni (Hebrew: , born July 8, 1958 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is Foreign Affairs Minister and Vice Prime Minister [1] of Israel. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nathan Birnbaum Nathan Birnbaum (16 May 1864 – 2 April 1937), a. ... Shinui (שינוי) (original full name: Tenua le-Shinui ve Yozma and then to Shinui-Mifleget ha-Merkaz) is a Zionist, secular and anti-clerical, free market liberal party in Israel. ... Yosef (Tommy) Lapid (Hebrew: יוסף (טומי) לפיד), (born. ... Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (July 29, 1883 – April 28, 1945) was the prime minister and dictator of Italy from 1922 until 1943, when he was overthrown. ...

Shimon Peres, former leader of Israel's Labor party, left Labor, formally joined Kadima and before being elected President of Israel was in the second place in the Kadima Knesset list after the Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and before the Foreign and Justice Minister, Tzipi Livni.

According to Sharon supporters, on the first day after its founding, Kadima already had nearly 150 members, most of whom were defectors from the Likud Party. ^[6] Several Knesset members from Labor, Likud, and other parties immediately joined the new party, including cabinet ministers Ehud Olmert, Tzipi Livni, Meir Sheetrit, Gideon Ezra and Avraham Hirschson. Deputy ministers Ruhama Avraham, Majalli Wahabi, Eli Aflalo, Marina Solodkin, Ze'ev Boim and Yaakov Edri also joined the party, along with Likud MKs Roni Bar-On and Omri Sharon. Former Histadrut chairman Haim Ramon of Labor has also decided to join the party. Download high resolution version (1050x707, 197 KB)Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres (right) talks to Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (back to camera) at the beginning of a working dinner at the Pentagon on May 3, 2001. ... Download high resolution version (1050x707, 197 KB)Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres (right) talks to Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (back to camera) at the beginning of a working dinner at the Pentagon on May 3, 2001. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The President of the State of Israel (‎, Nesi HaMedina, lit. ... Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a centre-right political party in Israel. ... Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a centre-right political party in Israel. ... The Cabinet of Israel is a formal body comprised of government officials chosen and led by a Prime Minister. ... Ehud Olmert (IPA ; Hebrew:אהוד אולמרט; born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel. ... Tzipora Tzipi Malka Livni (Hebrew: , born July 8, 1958 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is Foreign Affairs Minister and Vice Prime Minister [1] of Israel. ... Meir Sheetrit (born 1948) is an Israeli politician serving as a member of the Knesset. ... Gideon Ezra (born June 30, 1937) is a member of the Israeli Knesset and is a minister in the government. ... Avraham Hirschson (Hebrew: אברהם הירשזון) (born: February 11, 1941) is an Israeli politician, currently Minister of Finance. ... Ruhama Avraham (Hebrew: רוחמה אברהם) (b. ... Majalli Wahabi (Hebrew: מגלי והבה, Arabic: مجلي وهبه, also known as Majalli Whbee, born 12 February 1954) is an Arab politician belonging to the druze from Israel and cuurently a member of the Knesset on behalf of Kadima. ... Zeev Boim is a member of Kadima, and a representative in the Knesset. ... Yaakov Edri (Hebrew:יעקב אדרי) (born: November 25, 1950) is an Israeli politician and currently the Minister of Health and the Minister for the Development of the Negev and the Galil. ... The Histadrut (Federation [of labor]) or HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim BEretz Yisrael (ההסתדרות הכללית של העובדים בארץ ישראל) (Hebrew: General Federation of Laborers in the Land of Israel) is the Israeli trade union congress. ... Haim Ramon (born 10 April 1950) is an Israeli Labour politician. ...

On November 30, 2005, Shimon Peres quit Labor after more than 60 years with the party, and announced he would help Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pursue peace with the Palestinians. In the immediate aftermath of the illnesses of Ariel Sharon there was speculation that Peres may be chosen to take over as leader of Kadima. One poll suggested the party would win 42 seats in the March 2006 elections with Peres as leader compared to 40 if it were led by Ehud Olmert. Most senior Kadima leaders, however, were former members of Likud and indicated their support for Olmert as Sharon's successor. ^[7] is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Ariel Sharon. ... The Elections for the 17th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 March 2006, following an agreement between the Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, and the new Leader of the Israel Labour Party, Amir Peretz. ...

Additional background on the party's formation

The political tug-of-war between Ariel Sharon and his right-wing supporters, both within the Likud and outside of it, was an on-going subject of speculation in recent Israeli politics and in the Israeli media. An expectation that Sharon would quit his own party to form a new party composed of his Likud allies and open the door to politicians from other parties to quit their own parties to join the new party was dubbed the "big bang" (hamapatz hagadol) because it would result in a radical realignment of Israel's political landscape. In a New York Times op-ed article in September 2004, William Safire had already written about the coming (and inevitable) "big bang". ^[8] According to the Big Bang model, the universe developed from an extremely dense and hot state. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... William Safire receiving the 2006 Presidential Medal of Freedom. ...

Split from Likud

A number of complex factors contributed to Ariel Sharon's split from the Likud. After the official split from the party, Sharon claimed it was a decision made on a single night's thought ^[9], but at the press conference announcing the formation of the new party, Sharon adviser and Kadima's new Director General, Avigdor Yitzhaki, accidentally revealed that work on the project had been going on for several months. ^[10]

Sharon was known for often building complex coalition parties within Israeli politics. Sharon began his political career as an aggressively activist officer in the Israel Defense Forces and protege of David Ben-Gurion. In 1973, Sharon was elected as a member of the Likud when he emerged as an Israeli war hero following the 1967 Six-Day War and in the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. From June 1975 to March 1976, after resigning from parliament, Sharon served as special advisor to Labour Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. With the approach of the 1977 elections he established the economically left-leaning Shlomtzion Party securing only two Knesset seats which (after being rebuffed by Labour) then merged with the Herut movement within the Likud. He built the foundations and electoral power of the right-leaning Likud party which, under the leadership of Menachem Begin, became the main governing party of Israel in 1977. Politics of Israel takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Israel is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ... Emblem of the IDF The Israel Defense Forces are part of the Israeli Security Forces. ...   (October 16, 1886 – December 1, 1973; Hebrew: ) was the first Prime Minister of Israel. ... Combatants Israel Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq Saudi Arabia Commanders Yitzhak Rabin, Moshe Dayan, Uzi Narkiss, Israel Tal, Mordechai Hod, Ariel Sharon Abdel Hakim Amer, Abdul Munim Riad, Zaid ibn Shaker, Hafez al-Assad Strength 264,000 (incl. ... Combatants  Israel  Egypt,  Syria,  Jordan  Iraq Commanders Moshe Dayan, David Elazar, Ariel Sharon, Shmuel Gonen, Benjamin Peled, Israel Tal, Rehavam Zeevi, Aharon Yariv, Yitzhak Hofi, Rafael Eitan, Abraham Adan, Yanush Ben Gal Saad El Shazly, Ahmad Ismail Ali, Hosni Mubarak, Mohammed Aly Fahmy, Anwar Sadat, Abdel Ghani el-Gammasy, Abdul... For other persons named Rabin, see Rabin (disambiguation). ... Shlomtzion (Hebrew: שלומציון) was an Israeli political party, founded by Ariel Sharon in 1977, prior to the general elections for the 9th Knesset in which the party gained 2 seats (Sharon and Itzhak Itzhaky[1]). Prior to the elections, Sharon proposed a joint...   (August 16, 1913 – March 9, 1992) (Hebrew: מְנַחֵם בְּגִין) was a Polish-Jewish head of the Zionist underground group the Irgun, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and the first Likud Prime Minister of Israel. ...

Sharon helped to create the Likud as an amalgam (Likud means "consolidation") of the center-right Liberal Party and the larger Herut party, together with two smaller right-wing parties. Sharon led the Likud from 1999, taking over from Binyamin Netanyahu, becoming Prime Minister of Israel in 2001. Many liberal political parties in Israels history can claim substantial popular support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament (the Knesset). ... Herut (Hebrew: חרות Freedom) was the political party of the Revisionist Zionist movement in Israel. ... Benjamin Netanyahu (also Binyamin, and in Israel commonly Bibi) (Hebrew: בנימין נתניהו) (born October 21, 1949, Tel Aviv) was the 9th Prime Minister of Israel. ... The Prime Minister of Israel (Hebrew: ראש הממשלה, Rosh HaMemshala, lit. ...

The rise of the Likud represented a maturing phase in the history of Israeli democracy, as power was peacefully transferred from an incumbent political party to the opposition.

After a period of rapidly changing coalition governments, Sharon formed a coalition of his Likud with Labour in December 2004 in order to implement Israel's disengagement plan from the Gaza Strip, without concern for the political backlash from the more extreme right-wingers within the Likud and in other parties that had previously been his strongest supporter base. Labour or Labor, (Hebrew: העבודה, ha-`Avōdāh) is a political party in Israel. ... Israels unilateral disengagement plan (Hebrew: תוכנית ההתנתקות Tokhnit HaHitnatkut or תכנית ההינתקות Tokhnit HaHinatkut in the Disengagement Plan Implementation Law), also known as the Disengagement plan, Gaza Pull-Out plan, and Hitnatkut) was a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, adopted by the government and enacted in August 2005, to remove all...

Ehud Olmert, one of the former leaders of the Likud party, Prime Minister of Israel (Acting PM upon Sharon's incapacitation, formally took office April 14, 2006) and Finance, Trade and Industry Minister

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Internal opposition within the Likud

In 2005 the implementation of the unilateral disengagement plan exposed enormous rifts inside the Likud and wider society in Israel. Benjamin Netanyahu capitalised on the split within the Likud by aligning himself with the rejectionist faction. While Sharon's popularity grew among the Israeli populace at large it declined inside the Likud party structure. Israels unilateral disengagement plan (Hebrew: תוכנית ההתנתקות Tokhnit HaHitnatkut or תכנית ההינתקות Tokhnit HaHinatkut in the Disengagement Plan Implementation Law), also known as the Disengagement plan, Gaza Pull-Out plan, and Hitnatkut) was a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, adopted by the government and enacted in August 2005, to remove all...   (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין נְתַנְיָהוּ (without niqqud: בנימין נתניהו), Hebrew transliteration written in English: Binyamin Netanyahu, nicknamed Bibi) (born October 21, 1949, Tel Aviv) was the 9th Prime Minister of Israel and is a leading figure in the Likud party. ...

Sharon, as leader of the opposition, benefited politically from the outburst of the Al-Aqsa Intifada against Israel in September 2000. He further benefited from the Barak administration's failure to reach "Final Status" agreements with the Palestinians at the Camp David 2000 Summit and Taba summit in January 2001 as well as the following waves of Palestinian suicide bombings that created a general sense of insecurity. For other uses, see al-Aqsa (disambiguation). ... Ehud Barak (Hebrew: אֵהוּד בָּרָק) (born Ehud Brog on February 12, 1942) is an Israeli politician, former Prime Minster, and current Minister of Defense and leader of Israels Labor Party. ... The Middle East Peace Summit at Camp David of July 2000 took place between United States President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat. ... The Taba summit (or: Taba Summit; Taba Talks; Taba Conference; Taba), also known as the permanent status talks at Taba between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, held from January 21 to January 27, 2001 at Taba in the Sinai peninsula, were peace talks aimed at reaching the final status negotiations... A suicide bombing is an attack using a bomb in which the individual(s) carrying the explosive materials composing the bomb intend(s) and expect(s) to die upon detonation (see suicide). ...

The general disillusionment with the Israeli center-left's policies and the souring of prospects for a negotiated peace with the Palestinians led towards a general rightward political shift, which Sharon and the Likud capitalized upon. Sharon became prime minister in March of 2001, defeating Labour's Barak in a landslide victory. The Israeli populace re-elected Sharon again in 2003 in another landslide victory, beating Labour's politically dovish Amram Mitzna. In politics, a landslide victory (or just a landslide) is the victory of a candidate or political party by an overwhelming majority in an election. ... Amram Mitzna is an Israeli politician who served as the mayor of Haifa from 1993 to 2003. ...

As Sharon compromised politically by aligning with Labour and other factions in the Knesset, politicians in the far right of the Likud leadership became vocal in opposing a number of his policies, handing him defeats in Knesset votes. As a sign of continued acrimony, they also refused to confirm his nominations of his closest allies to ministerial positions in 2005. This breakdown in party discipline threatened Sharon's grip on governmental policy and forced him to expend political capital on maintaining party unity. The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (בית כנסת) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ...

Netanyahu resigned on August 7 2005 as finance minister, saying the government's implementation of the unilateral disengagement plan endangered the safety of Israeli citizens. Sharon was then unable to get approval from the Likud Central Committee for his key ally Ehud Olmert to that position, which was a source of frustration and personal humiliation. August 7 is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Israels unilateral disengagement plan (Hebrew: תוכנית ההתנתקות Tokhnit HaHitnatkut or תכנית ההינתקות Tokhnit HaHinatkut in the Disengagement Plan Implementation Law), also known as the Disengagement plan, Gaza Pull-Out plan, and Hitnatkut) was a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, adopted by the government and enacted in August 2005, to remove all... Ehud Olmert (IPA ; Hebrew:אהוד אולמרט; born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel. ...

Supporters from the Labor party

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When all the labour ministers had resigned, Sharon lost his "safety net" of supporters from Labour for the implementation of his political agenda, which includes continuing negotiations with the Palestinian Authority for "permanent borders" and a hoped-for final resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The West Bank The Palestinian National Authority (PNA or PA) is a semi-autonomous state institution nominally governing the bulk of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (which it calls the Palestinian Territories). It was established as a part of Oslo accords between the PLO and Israel. ... Israel, with the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which is often claimed to be at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict, is an ongoing dispute between two peoples, Jewish Israelis and Arab Palestinians, who both claim the right to sovereignty over the Land... Combatants Arab nations Israel Arab-Israeli conflict series History of the Arab-Israeli conflict Views of the Arab-Israeli conflict International law and the Arab-Israeli conflict Arab-Israeli conflict facts, figures, and statistics Participants Israeli-Palestinian conflict · Israel-Lebanon conflict · Arab League · Soviet Union / Russia · Israel and the United...

Doubts following Sharon's medical problems

The ramifications of Sharon's close identification with Kadima has moved in an unexpected direction due to his hospitalization on December 18, 2005 after reportedly suffering a minor stroke. ^[11] During his hospital stay, Sharon was also diagnosed with a minor hole in his heart and was scheduled to undergo a cardiac catheterization to fill the hole in his atrial septum on January 5, 2006. However, on January 4, 2006, 22:50 Israel Time (GMT +0200) Sharon suffered a massive hemorrhagic stroke, and was evacuated to Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem to undergo brain surgery. ^[12] This has introduced a serious element of uncertainty for Sharon's and Kadima's supporters which they had not expected, and it opens up to new questions by his political enemies about Sharon's fitness to lead and govern. is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stroke (or cerebrovascular accident or CVA) is the clinical designation for a rapidly developing loss of brain function due to an interruption in the blood supply to all or part of the brain. ... The heart and lungs, from an older edition of Grays Anatomy. ... Cardiac catheterization (heart cath) is the insertion of a catheter into a chamber or vessel of the heart. ... The interatrial septum is the wall of tissue that separates the right and left atria of the heart. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Hemorrhagic stroke, or cerebral hemorrhage is a form of stroke that occurs when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures. ...

Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert succeeded him as Prime Ministerial candidate. Without Sharon, there was uncertainty about the future of the party. Nevertheless, three polls taken shortly after Sharon's illness show Kadima continuing to lead its rivals by large margins. [13]. Later polls showed Kadima strengthening its power base further, particularly amongst left wing voters who had opposed Sharon in the past. Ehud Olmert (IPA ; Hebrew:אהוד אולמרט; born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel. ...

On January 16, 2006, party members chose Ehud Olmert as acting chairman ^[14] and candidate in the next general election, to be held on March 28. Kadima won 29 seats, and Olmert was nominated for the post of Prime Minister. is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Tzipi Livni, one of the former leaders of the Likud party, Foreign Minister and Vice Prime Minister

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Membership

Former Likud members

Main article: Likud

• Former Likud MK and Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon
• Likud MK, Former Vice Premier, Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ehud Olmert (previously mayor of Jerusalem)
• Likud Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz (not a MK, formerly refused to join)
• Likud MK, Foreign Minister and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni
• Former Likud MK and acting Minister Tzahi Hanegbi (acting chairman of the Likud party following Sharon's resignation, resigned his seat in the Knesset to the Likud)
• Likud MK and Internal Security Minister Gideon Ezra
• Likud MK and Tourism Minister Avraham Hirschson
• Likud MK and Transportation Minister Meir Sheetrit
• Likud MK and Internal Security Deputy Minister Yaakov Edri
• Former Likud MK Omri Sharon (Ariel Sharon's son)
• Likud MK Marina Solodkin
• Likud MK Roni Bar-On
• Likud MK Ruhama Avraham
• Likud MK Eli Aflalo
• Likud MK Ze'ev Boim
• Likud MK Majallie Whbee
• Former Likud MK Ronni Milo (previously mayor of Tel-Aviv)
• Yossi Ben-David, mayor of Yehud-Monosson
• Shimon Lankri, mayor of Akko
• Haim Barbibai, mayor of Qiryat Shemona
• Zvi Zilker, mayor of Ashdod
• Yossi Nishri, mayor of Qiryat Ono
• Zamir Ben-Ari, mayor of Giv'at Shmuel

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Former Labour members

Main article: Labor (Israel)

• Labour MK and former Prime Minister (current President) Shimon Peres
• Labour MK and former Minister Haim Ramon
• Labour MK and former Minister Dalia Itzik
• Former Labour MK Rafi Elul
• Former Labour MK Efi Oshaya
• Labour MK Eli Ben-Menachem
• Shmuel Riffman, a prominent figure among secular Kibbutzniks and Ramat Hanegev regional council chairman
• Meir Nitzan, mayor of Rishon-LeZion
• Menachem Ariav, mayor of Nazareth 'Illit
• Tallal Kirnaui, mayor of the Israeli Arab Bedouin city Rahat
• Shuki Forer, mayor of Rehovot
• Nava Barak, ex-wife of Ehud Barak

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Former members of other parties

• Noy (Former One Nation, Shas) MK David Tal
• Yisrael Beytenu MK Michael Nudelman
• Professor Uriel Reichman (founder and former president of Shinui, president of Herzliya Interdiciplinary Centre)
• Mayor of Haifa for Shinui and former Labour MK Yona Yahav

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Other prominent figures

• Avi Dichter, Former Shabak head
• Ronit Tirosh, Director-General of the Ministry of Education
• Azzam Azzam, Druze Israeli citizen, held prisoner in Egypt for 8 years
• Haim Erez, General (res.), former Head of the IDF Southern Command and former CEO of Israel Chemicals

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Slate of candidates for the 17th Knesset

The following are the first fifty one Kadima members on the party list announced on 31 January 2006. It had originally been rumored that Ariel Sharon would be given the first slot as a symbolic gesture, but this did not take place. Kadima's spokeswoman commented that the still-unconscious Sharon was prevented from running on the Kadima list as he could not sign the official form to join. ^[15] is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

In the 2006 election, Kadima won 29 Knesset seats, so the top 29 candidates listed below became MKs. Uriel Reichman, 11th on the list, resigned from the Knesset on 28 April, 2006 after the promise that he would become Education Minister was reneged upon. His place was taken by Shai Hermesh. Shai Hermesh (Heb. ...

Place in political spectrum

There has been some debate over where Kadima lies on the political spectrum. Many in the Western media use the terms "centrist"^[1] (in that it is positioned between the Labor and Likud), occasionally "centre-right" to describe the party.^[2] The party may be viewed from an international perspective as being on the right in the security sphere, due to its position of holding on the major settlements, but also due to its use of the separation barrier. However, since the political centre of Israel is more to the right of some European nations, they could possibly be seen as centrist, from an Israeli perspective. It may be more likely that, with the arrival of Kadima, the political centre has shifted to the left in Israel and what was once a leftist position is now centrist. Founder Ariel Sharon was for most of his life on the right of Israeli politics (although he initially belonged to the Israeli mainstream centre) and most of its elected membership are former Likud party members, but it also has a number of notable ex-Labour MP's. It is probably too early to say where it lies on either the Israeli or international political spectrum. In politics, centrism usually refers to the political ideal of promoting moderate policies which land in the middle ground between different political extremes. ... Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a centre-right political party in Israel. ... The centre-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote political parties or organizations (such as think tanks) that stretch from the centre to the right on the left-right spectrum, excluding far right stances. ... In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ... The barrier route as of May 2005. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ...

References

1. ^ Can Kadima survive without Sharon? BBC News, 5 January 2006
   Country Briefings: Israel The Economist, 27 April 2007
   Olmert claims victory in Israeli election MSNBC, 30 March 2006
   Israeli media: Kadima wins at polls CNN, 28 March 2006
   New worldview shapes vote in Israel Christian Science Monitor, 28 March 2006
   Centrist Cause In Israel Seeks New Leader Washington Post, 6 January 2006
2. ^ Israeli Election Arrives Amid Political Turmoil National Public Radio, 25 March 2006

External links

• Israeli Political Parties - from BBC website
• All the Israeli political parties.
• Kadima party site (mainly Hebrew and Russian, and some pages available in English)
• 'Big Bang' Could Redefine Israel Politics
• Israel seems headed for a political 'big bang'
• Israeli Knesset
• Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Multi-Track Diplomacy Study Group Consensus: Hamas & Kadima
• National Responsibility has 1st meeting - The Jerusalem Post
• In Israel, sifting the aftermath of Sharon's political earthquake JTA. (November 21 & 29, 2005)
• Getting to the grassroots of the Middle East conflict
• Ariel Sharon's Life Story - An in-depth biography
• Kadima Continues to Drop, Israel Our Home Moving up by Ynetnews

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• Scott Wilson, “Israeli Premier Quits Party and Forms His Own,” The Washington Post, (November 22, 2005);
• Gil Hoffman and JPost staff, “Sharon gets boost to new party,” The Jerusalem Post, (November 22, 2005).