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Other names for the party

The following are the names that the Israeli Labour party has used:

• "Pō`aléy Tsiyyōn" - פועלי ציון ,"Zion's Workers".
• Mapai (MaPĀY) - מפא"י : "The Party of the Workers of the Land of Israel". (1930-1968)
• Ha-Ma`arākh - המערך: "The Alignment" (of the Mapai and Mapam parties).
• Ha-`Avōdāh (Avoda) - העבודה, lit "Labour".
• Yisra'el Ahat - ישראל אחת "One Israel" with Gesher and Meymad (1999-2001).

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History

Mapai (Mifleget Poalei Eretz Israel — "Land of Israel Worker's Party") was a Labour Zionist party founded in the 1930s as the right wing (or more moderate) faction of the Zionist socialist Russian party Poale Zion. In the early 1920s the Labour Zionist movement founded the Histadrut ("General Hebrew Workers' Union") which dominated the Hebrew settlement economy and infrastructure, later making Mapai the dominant political faction in the Zionist politics. It is also responsible for the founding of Hashomer and Haganah, the first two armed Jewish groups who secured the people and property of new and emerging Jewish settlements. Labor Zionism (or Labour Zionism) is the traditional left-wing of the Zionist ideology. ... // Events and trends A public speech by Benito Mussolini, founder of the Fascist movement The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ... Poster promoting a film about Jewish settlement in Palestine, 1930s: Toward a New Life (in Romanian),The Promised Land (in Hungarian), in small (down) text is written First Palestinian sound movie 1844 Discourse on the Restoration of the Jews by Mordecai Noah, page one. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... Labour Friends of Israel is a Westminister based pro-Israel lobby group working within the UK Labour Party. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Labor Zionism (or Labour Zionism) is the traditional left-wing of the Zionist ideology. ... 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. ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a group of workers who act collectively to address common issues. ... Hashomer - (Hebrew) (The Guard) - Jewish defense organization in Palestine organized 1909, ceased to operate after founding of the Haganah in 1920. ... Haganah Logo (1940s) The Haganah (Hebrew: The Defense, ×”×”×’× ×”) was a Jewish paramilitary organization in Palestine during the British mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948. ... A family of Russian settlers in the Caucasus region, ca. ...

By the early 1930s, the workers' leader David Ben-Gurion rose to power and led Mapai for almost two decades before he retired to Sde Boker in order to develop the Negev desert. Under Ben-Gurion's leadership Mapai became the leading party in the Hebrew parliament and Ben-Gurion led the Hebrew settlement in its struggle for independence. Ben-Gurion declared Israel's independence and was elected to be its first prime minister. Israeli postal stamp commemorating Ben-Gurion ▶ (help· info) (October 16, 1886 – December 1, 1973; Hebrew: דָּוִד בֶּן גּוּרִיּוֹן) was the first Prime Minister of Israel. ... Sde-Boker is an Israeli Kibbutz in the Negev, in the Southern District of Israel, founded on May 15, 1952. ... Ruins in the Negev desert This article is about the region of Israel, for the light machine gun see IMI Negev. ... David Ben Gurion (First Prime Minister of Israel) publicly pronouncing the Declaration of the State of Israel, May 14, 1948. ... The Prime Minister of Israel (Hebrew: ראש הממשלה, Rosh HaMemshala, lit. ...

In 1965 Mapai joined with Achdut Ha'Avoda-Poalei Tsion to form the "Labour Alignment". The "Labour Alignment" was a united list of two parties which are not united. In 1968 the two parties merged with RaFĪ, a splinter group of Ben-Gurion supporters who had left Mapai a few years earlier, to form the Mifleget Ha-Avodah Ha-Yisraelit (the "Israeli Labour Party"). In 1969 the new party formed an electoral coalition with Mapam which became the second Labour Alignment and continued to dominate the government. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Rafi party (רשימת פועלי ישראל Workers List) was formed in 1965 by former Prime Minister of Israel David Ben Gurion, after he and a number of other Mapai members split with his successor, Levi Eshkol. ... Mapam - United Workers Party (in Hebrew: מפם - מפלגת פועלים מאוחדת Mifleget Poalim Meuhedet) was initially a Marxist-Zionist party. ...

Until 1977, all the prime ministers were from the Mapai/ILP. The greatest opposition to the ILP was Menachem Begin's Herut (today Likud) - the right wing liberal party. In 1977, following Yitzhak Rabin resignation from office, the ILP lost in the elections to Begin. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Menachem Wolfovitch Begin (August 16, 1913 – March 9, 1992) ( name in Hebrew: (help· info) ) became the 6th Prime Minister of Israel in May 1977. ... Herut (Hebrew: חרות Freedom) was the political party of the Revisionist Zionist movement in Israel. ... Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a right-wing political party in Israel. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... ▶ (help· info) (or Yitschak Rabin) (or Yitzchak Rabin) (יצחק רבין in Hebrew), (March 1, 1922 – November 4, 1995) was an Israeli politician and general. ...

In 1984, as a result of an electoral stalemate in which neither Labour nor Likud was able to form a stable coalition, the two parties led by Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Shamir respectively formed a national unity government with the prime ministership rotating between the two party leaders. Mapam rejected this arrangement and left the Labour Alignment to join the parliamentary opposition. The national unity government fell in 1990 following a failing political scam of Peres and Shas leader Aryeh Deri. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... â–¶ (help· info) (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס without Niqqud: שמעון פרס) (born Shimon Perske on August 16, 1923 in Poland, and immigrated with his family to Israel in 1934), is an Israeli politician, who was a member of the Labour Party until December 2005. ... (help· info) (Hebrew יִצְחָק שָׁמִיר) (born October 15, 1915) was Prime Minister of Israel from 1983 to 1984 and again from 1986 to 1992. ... National Governments or National Unity Governments are broad coalition governments consisting of all parties (or all major parties) in the legislature and are often formed during times of war or national emergency. ... Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister A Prime Minister is a politician who serves as the head of the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Mapam - United Workers Party (in Hebrew: מפם - מפלגת פועלים מאוחדת Mifleget Poalim Meuhedet) was initially a Marxist-Zionist party. ... Parliamentary Opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. ... This article is about the year. ... Shimon Peres Shimon Peres (born August 21, 1923), an Israeli politician, is the head of the Israeli Labour Party and served as 8th Prime Minister of Israel from 1984-1986 and 1995-1996 and Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel from 2001-2002, and became Vice Premier in a coalition under... Shas is a Haredi Sephardic political party in Israel. ... Born on February 17, 1959 in Morocco, Aryeh Deri is the former leader of Israels Shas Party. ...

In 1992, the ILP won the election and Yitzhak Rabin was elected as prime minister. During his term, he signed a peace treaty with Jordan and ran the Oslo process. Opposition to the Oslo process eventually led to Rabin's assassination by a right-wing extremist, Yigal Amir. Shimon Peres replaced Rabin until 1996, when he lost in the elections to Likud's Benjamin Netanyahu following a wave of suicide bombings by Palestinian terror group Hamas. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... ▶ (help· info) (or Yitschak Rabin) (or Yitzchak Rabin) (יצחק רבין in Hebrew), (March 1, 1922 – November 4, 1995) was an Israeli politician and general. ... The Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace, or Israel-Jordan peace treaty is a peace treaty signed between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in 1994. ... The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles (DOP), were finalized in Oslo, Norway on August 20, 1993, and subsequently officially signed at a public ceremony in Washington D.C. on September 13, 1993, with Mahmoud Abbas signing for the... Yigal Amir (Hebrew: יגאל עמיר) (born May 23, 1970) is the Israeli assassin of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... (help· info) (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. ... 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). ... Wikinews has news related to: Hamas wins Palestinian election The Hamas emblem shows two crossed swords, the Dome of the Rock and a map of the land they claim as Palestine (present-day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip). ...

On 1999, Ehud Barak beat Shimon Peres and became the leader of the party and its candidate for Prime minister. In these elections Israelis voted twice - once for the Knesset and once for Prime Minister. Ehud Barak created "One Israel" (ישראל אחת) - a joint list of the Labour, David Levy's Gesher and the religious Zionist Meimad. Barak's campaign was focusing on social and economical issues, and his reputation as a "not-politician" and "not-passing-screen" helped him to overcome and replace in office Likud's charismatic candidate Benjamin Netanyahu. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Ehud Barak (Hebrew: אֵהוּד בָּרָק) (born February 12th, 1942, in Mishmar HaSharon kibbutz, then British Mandate of Palestine) is an Israeli politician and was the 10th Prime Minister of Israel from 1999 to 2001. ... â–¶ (help· info) (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס without Niqqud: שמעון פרס) (born Shimon Perske on August 16, 1923 in Poland, and immigrated with his family to Israel in 1934), is an Israeli politician, who was a member of the Labour Party until December 2005. ... David Levy (also: David Levi) (born December 21, 1937) is an Israeli politician. ... Gesher (Bridge), is an Israeli political party set up by David Levi. ... The Religious Zionist Movement, or Religious Zionism is an ideology combining Zionism and Judaism, which offers Zionism based on the principles of Jewish religion and heritage. ... Meimad is a left-leaning religious political party in Israel, founded in 1988. ... Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a right-wing political party in Israel. ... (help· info) (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. ...

However, Ehud Barak's tenure was short. He started by forming a 75-member coalition of Israel-One (26), Shas (17), Meretz (10), Israel-BaAliya (5), Mafdal (5) and United Torah Judaism (5). The coalition with religious right wing parties such as Mafdal, Shas and United Torah Judaism caused tensions with leftist and secularist Meretz. Meretz was the first to quit the coalition after a fight with Shas over the authority of the Deputy Education Minister. The rest of the parties left before the Camp David 2000 summit in the summer. Following the October 2000 riots and the violence of the al-Aqsa Intifada, Barak resigned from office and was replaced by Ariel Sharon in 2001 (the elections were only for prime-minister). Shas is a Haredi Sephardic political party in Israel. ... Meretz (מרצ, Hebrew: vitality, energy) was an Israeli political party, considered to be on the left and secular. ... The grammar in this article needs to be checked. ... 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. ... The grammar in this article needs to be checked. ... Shas is a Haredi Sephardic political party in Israel. ... 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. ... 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 October 2000 riots refer to demonstrations by Israeli Arabs which started in 1st of October 2000. ... It has been suggested that October 2000 riots (Israel) be merged into this article or section. ... For more detail of Sharons recent illness, see Illnesses of Ariel Sharon; for an overview, see Health problems. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The special election to the prime ministership in Israel that were held in 2001 were the only election in the history of Israel which in only the prime minister was chosen (and not the Knesset). ...

Ariel Sharon formed a unity government with Likud, Labour, Shas, Israel-BaAliya and United Torah Judaism. Labour got two important cabinet portfolios: Shimon Peres was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Benjanin Ben-Eliezer was appointed as Defence Minister. Labour supported Operation Defensive Shield, which was conducted in April 2002 against Palestinian terrorists in the West Bank. After harsh criticism that Peres and Ben-Elizer were "puppets" of Sharon and not promoting the peace process, Labour quit the government in 2003. ▶ (help· info) (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס without Niqqud: שמעון פרס) (born Shimon Perske on August 16, 1923 in Poland, and immigrated with his family to Israel in 1934), is an Israeli politician, who was a member of the Labour Party until December 2005. ... Brigadier-General (Res. ... A defence minister (Commonwealth English) or defense minister (American English) is a cabinet portfolio (position) which regulates the armed forces in a sovereign nation. ... Operation Defensive Shield (In Hebrew, מבצע חומת מגן) was a large-scale military operation conducted by the Israeli Defence Forces in April 2002. ... Look up April in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... The peace process describes efforts by interested parties to effect a lasting solution to long-running conflicts, such as in Northern Ireland (see Belfast Agreement) or the Arab-Israeli conflict. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Current status

In 2003, general elections were held for the sixteenth Knesset. Likud won 40 seats, while the united list of Labour and Meimad - led by former General and Haifa Mayor Amram Mitzna - won only 19. This was considered a blow to the "Old Lady" of Israeli politics. Mitzna resigned and Shimon Peres returned as party leader. Subsequently, Labour agreed to merge with the Am Ehad workers' party, which held 3 seats. Although Am Ehad had little influence in the Knesset, it was an important party because its leader, Amir Peretz, was also the chairman of the Histadrut - the strongest Workers' Union in Israel, founded by Mapai. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Knesset (כנסת, Hebrew for assembly) is the Parliament of Israel. ... Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a right-wing political party in Israel. ... Meimad is a left-leaning religious political party in Israel, founded in 1988. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Amram Mitzna is an Israeli politician who served as the mayor of Haifa from 1993 to 2003. ... Am Ehad (One Nation) is a political party in Israel. ... Amir Peretz, MK, Chairman of the Israel Labour Party Amir Peretz (Hebrew: עמיר פרץ; born March 9, 1952) is an Israeli politician and the current leader of the Labour Party of Israel. ... 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. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Labour (העבודה HaAvoda) is an Israeli political party. ...

In December 2004 Labour joined Ariel Sharon's Likud to form a unity government in order to implement Israel's disengagement plan from the Gaza Strip. On 8 November 2005 Shimon Peres was replaced as the leader of the Labour party by the election of left-wing Histadrut union leader Amir Peretz in an internal Labor party ballot. Peretz stated his intention to reassert labour's traditional socialist policies and took Labor party out of the government, prompting Sharon to resign and call for new elections in March 2006. Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For more detail of Sharons recent illness, see Illnesses of Ariel Sharon; for an overview, see Health problems. ... Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a right-wing political party in Israel. ... 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 from what Israel refers to as northern Samaria (part of what is known as the West Bank... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Amir Peretz, MK, Chairman of the Israel Labour Party Amir Peretz (Hebrew: עמיר פרץ; born March 9, 1952) is an Israeli politician and the current leader of the Labour Party of Israel. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ideology

Past

Mapai evolved from the Socialist "Workers of Zion" party and adhered to the Zionist Socialist ideology promulgated by Nahum Syrkin and Ber Borochov. During Ben-Gurion's leadership (1930s-1950s) Mapai focused mainly on the Zionist agenda, since it was the most urgent issue then - establishing a national homeland for Jews. Poster promoting a film about Jewish settlement in Palestine, 1930s: Toward a New Life (in Romanian),The Promised Land (in Hungarian), in small (down) text is written First Palestinian sound movie 1844 Discourse on the Restoration of the Jews by Mordecai Noah, page one. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... Nahum Syrkin or Nahman Syrkin (1868-1924) was a political theorist and founder of Labour Zionism. ... Ber Borochov, c. ...

After the founding of the state of Israel, Mapai engaged in nation building - the establishment of the Israel Defense Forces (while dismantling every other armed group), the establishment of many settlements, the settling of more than 1,000,000 Jewish immigrants and the desire to unite all the inhabitants of Israel under a new Zionist Jewish Israeli culture (an ideology known as the "Melting pot" כור היתוך). The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ×”×”×’× ×” לישראל (help· info), [Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israeli army, Israeli air force and Israeli navy. ... Alternate meaning: crucible (science) The melting pot is a metaphor for the way in which heterogenous societies develop, in which the ingredients in the pot (iron, tin; people of different backgrounds and religions, etc. ...

Labour in the past was even more hawkish on security and defence issues than it is today. During its years in office, Israel has fought the 1956 Sinai War, the 1967 Six Day War and the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Combatants Israel, France, United Kingdom Egypt Commanders Moshe Dayan (CoS of the IDF) General Sir Charles Keightley (C-in-C), Vice-Admiral Pierre Barjot (Deputy) Gamal Abdel Nasser Strength 45,000 British, 34,000 French, 175,000 Israeli 300,000 Egyptians Casualties 189 Israelis KIA, unknown number WIA, 16 British... (Redirected from 1967 Six Day War) 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. ... (Redirected from 1973 Yom Kippur War) The Yom Kippur War (also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, the October War and Ramadan War), was fought from October 6 (the day of Yom Kippur) to October 22/24, 1973, between Israel and a coalition of Egypt and Syria. ...

Current

In recent years (up until 2005), the ILP became a centrist party. It was no longer considered socialist or social democratic (though it retained membership in the Socialist International) but had a social-liberal platform, similar to the third-way of British Labour under Tony Blair. Economic policies in Israel being seldom hotly debated even within the major parties, actual policies depended much more on initiative by the civil service than on political ideologies. Therefore, Labour's terms in office during this period did not differ significantly in terms of economic policy from those of its rival. The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ... The official symbol of Socialist International The Socialist International (SI) is an international organisation for social democratic and democratic socialist parties. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service. ...

In November 2005, Amir Peretz, leader of the social democratic Am Ehad which had merged into the ILP, was elected chairman of the party, defeating Shimon Peres. Under Peretz, and especially in the 2006 electoral campaign, the party took a significant ideological turn, putting social and economic issues on top of its agenda, and advocating a moderate social democratic approach (including increases in minimum wage and social security payments), in sharp contrast to the neo-liberal policies led by former Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Amir Peretz, MK, Chairman of the Israel Labour Party Amir Peretz (Hebrew: עמיר פרץ; born March 9, 1952) is an Israeli politician and the current leader of the Labour Party of Israel. ... Am Ehad (One Nation) is a political party in Israel. ... â–¶ (help· info) (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס without Niqqud: שמעון פרס) (born Shimon Perske on August 16, 1923 in Poland, and immigrated with his family to Israel in 1934), is an Israeli politician, who was a member of the Labour Party until December 2005. ... Elections for the 17th Knesset will be 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. ... The term neoliberalism is used to describe a political-economic philosophy that had major implications for government policies beginning in the 1970s – and increasingly prominent since 1980 – that de-emphasizes or rejects positive government intervention in the economy, focusing instead on achieving progress and even social justice by encouraging free... 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. ...

On the question of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Labour party has three competing attitudes. Dovish members, such as Amram Mitzna, Avraham Burg, Yuli Tamir, support peace negotiations with the Palestinians and dismantling most Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Some of them harshly criticise Israel's military tactics used against Palestinians - mainly the "targeted killing" of alleged terror leaders. In 2003, the ILP experienced a small split when former members Yossi Beilin and Yael Dayan joined Yachad to form a new left wing party. Israel (in blue color) and the Arab League states (in green, Comoros is not shown). ... Dovish is a term commonly used in Israeli politics to describe a person or political party who has moderate views on the topic of Israeli-Arab conflict, and willing to make drastic compromises to the Palestinians, and in particular supports the withdrawal from Israeli-occupied territories and establishment of independent... Amram Mitzna is an Israeli politician who served as the mayor of Haifa from 1993 to 2003. ... Avraham Burg (born January 19, 1955) is an Israeli politician. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dr. Yossef (Yossi) Beilin (born June 12, 1948) is a dovish Israeli politician, a former Knesset member, deputy foreign minister and justice minister within the Israeli Labour Party. ... Yael Dayan (born December 2, 1939) is an Israeli writer and political figure. ... This is an article about the Israeli political party. ...

Semi-pragmatic ILP members, such as Shimon Peres, Offir Pines, Haim Ramon and Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, support negotiations with the Palestinians conditional on ending terrorism and replacing the current Palestinian leadership with one committed to non-violence. Other semi-pragmatic ILP members support unilateral withdrawal from areas in the West Bank beyond the Israeli West Bank barrier. ▶ (help· info) (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס without Niqqud: שמעון פרס) (born Shimon Perske on August 16, 1923 in Poland, and immigrated with his family to Israel in 1934), is an Israeli politician, who was a member of the Labour Party until December 2005. ... Ophir Pines-Paz Ophir Pines-Paz (born July 11, 1961) is the Israeli Interior Minister and a Knesset member. ... Haim Ramon (born 10 April 1950) is an Israeli Labour politician. ... Brigadier-General (Res. ... The barrier route as of May 2005. ...

The pragmatic ILP members support Israel's military war against Palestinian terror groups. Unlike Mitzna, members as Peres justify Israel's policy of targeting terror leader such as Ahmed Yassin and Abdel Aziz Rantissi. They are also willing to join a unity government with Likud on condition that the government promotes the peace process and the dismantling of settlements. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Dr. Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi (in the Arabic script عبدالعزيز الرنتيسي) (October 23, 1947 - April 17, 2004) was the co-founder of the Palestinian Islamist paramilitary and political organization Hamas. ... Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a right-wing political party in Israel. ...

The party's new leader, Amir Peretz, has sent out rather mixed signals during the early parts of the 2006 electoral campaign. on the one hand, he notably said that "the Oslo way is not dead"; on the other hand, he expressed a commitment to fighting terrorism and keeping the integrity of united Jerusalem. The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles (DOP), were finalized in Oslo, Norway on August 20, 1993, and subsequently officially signed at a public ceremony in Washington D.C. on September 13, 1993, with Mahmoud Abbas signing for the... Jerusalem (31°46′N 35°14′E; Hebrew: (help· info) Yerushalayim; Arabic: (help· info) al-Quds), Greek Ιεροσόλυμα, is an ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea at an elevation of 650-840 meters. ...

Labour Party leaders, 1948-present

• David Ben-Gurion 1948-1953
• Moshe Sharett 1953-1955
• David Ben-Gurion 1955-1963
• Levi Eshkol 1963-1969
• Golda Meir 1969-1974
• Yitzhak Rabin 1974-1977
• Shimon Peres 1977-1992
• Yitzhak Rabin 1992-1995
• Shimon Peres 1995-1997
• Ehud Barak 1997-2001
• Benjamin Ben-Eliezer 2001-2002
• Amram Mitzna 2002-2003
• Shimon Peres 2003-2005
• Amir Peretz 2005-

Israeli postal stamp commemorating Ben-Gurion ▶ (help· info) (October 16, 1886 – December 1, 1973; Hebrew: דָּוִד בֶּן גּוּרִיּוֹן) was the first Prime Minister of Israel. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Stamp issued by the State of Israel in honor of Moshe Sharett. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1955 (MCMLV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Israeli postal stamp commemorating Ben-Gurion ▶ (help· info) (October 16, 1886 – December 1, 1973; Hebrew: דָּוִד בֶּן גּוּרִיּוֹן) was the first Prime Minister of Israel. ... 1955 (MCMLV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... ▶(?) (Hebrew לֵוִי אֶשְׁכּוֹל ) (Born Levi Skolnick) (Hebrew לֵוִי שְׁקוֹלְנִיק) (October 25, 1895 - February 26, 1969), was the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death of a heart attack in 1969. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Golda Meir (Hebrew: (help· info)) (b. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... ▶ (help· info) (or Yitschak Rabin) (or Yitzchak Rabin) (יצחק רבין in Hebrew), (March 1, 1922 – November 4, 1995) was an Israeli politician and general. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... ▶ (help· info) (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס without Niqqud: שמעון פרס) (born Shimon Perske on August 16, 1923 in Poland, and immigrated with his family to Israel in 1934), is an Israeli politician, who was a member of the Labour Party until December 2005. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... ▶ (help· info) (or Yitschak Rabin) (or Yitzchak Rabin) (יצחק רבין in Hebrew), (March 1, 1922 – November 4, 1995) was an Israeli politician and general. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ▶ (help· info) (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס without Niqqud: שמעון פרס) (born Shimon Perske on August 16, 1923 in Poland, and immigrated with his family to Israel in 1934), is an Israeli politician, who was a member of the Labour Party until December 2005. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ehud Barak (Hebrew: אֵהוּד בָּרָק) (born February 12th, 1942, in Mishmar HaSharon kibbutz, then British Mandate of Palestine) is an Israeli politician and was the 10th Prime Minister of Israel from 1999 to 2001. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Brigadier-General (Res. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Amram Mitzna is an Israeli politician who served as the mayor of Haifa from 1993 to 2003. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ▶ (help· info) (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס without Niqqud: שמעון פרס) (born Shimon Perske on August 16, 1923 in Poland, and immigrated with his family to Israel in 1934), is an Israeli politician, who was a member of the Labour Party until December 2005. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Amir Peretz, MK, Chairman of the Israel Labour Party Amir Peretz (Hebrew: עמיר פרץ; born March 9, 1952) is an Israeli politician and the current leader of the Labour Party of Israel. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Other prominent members

Prominent former members include:

• Yigal Allon - Acting Prime-Minister
• Yitzhak Ben-Zvi - President of Israel
• Moshe Dayan - Defense Minister
• Abba Eban - Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Chaim Herzog - President of Israel
• Efraim Katzir - President of Israel
• Berl Katznelson - Ideologist and activist
• Yitzhak Navon - President of Israel
• Zalman Shazar - President of Israel
• Ezer Weizman - President of Israel

Yigal Allon (October 10, 1918- February 29, 1980) was a famous Israeli Labour Party statesman. ... Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben--Zvi (November 24, 1884, Poltava, Ukraine - April 23, 1963, Jerusalem, Israel) was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, and the second Israeli president (1952 - 1963). ... Moshe Dayan (help· info) (Hebrew: משה דיין) (May 20, 1915 – October 16, 1981), was an Israeli military leader and politician. ... Abba Eban Abba Eban (אבא אבן) (February 2, 1915 – November 17, 2002) was an Israeli diplomat and politician. ... Chaim Herzog (חיים הרצוג)‎ (September 17, 1918 - April 17, 1997) served as the sixth President of Israel (1983 - 1993), following a distinguished career in both the British Army and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). ... Ephraim Katzir (born May 16, 1916) is an Israeli biophysicist and Israeli Labour Party politician. ... Berl Katznelson (1887 - 1944) was a labor-Zionist thinker. ... Yitzhak Navon (or Yitschak Navon) (born April 9, 1921) was an Israeli political figure. ... Zalman Shazar (Shneiur Zalman Robshov) (24 November 1889 - October 5, 1974) was an author, poet and the third president of Israel (1963 - 1973). ... Ezer Weizman (עזר ויצמן) (June 15, 1924 – April 24, 2005) was the seventh President of the State of Israel (1993-2000). ...

Slate of candidates for 2006 Elections for 17th Knesset

1. Amir Peretz (slot reserved for chairman)
2. Yitzhak Herzog
3. Ofir Pines-Paz
4. Avishai Braverman (former president of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
5. Yuli Tamir (slot reserved for women)
6. Ami Ayalon
7. Eytan Kabel (slot reserved for secretary)
8. Binyamin Ben-Eliezer
9. Shelli Yahimovich (slot reserved for women)
10. Michael Melchior (slot reserved for Meimad)
11. Matan Vilnai
12. Colette Avital (slot reserved for women)
13. Efraim Sneh
14. Dani Yatom
15. Nadyah Hilo (slot reserved for women)
16. Shalom Simhon (slot reserved for Moshavim)
17. Orit Noked (slot reserved for Kibbutzim)
18. Yoram Marciano (slot reserved for poor neighbourhoods)
19. Ghalib al-Majadlah (slot reserved for Arab sector)
20. Shaqib Shanan (slot reserved for Druze sector)
21. Li'on Litintsqi (slot reserved for immigrants)
22. Avi Yehezqe'el (slot reserved for Central District)

The Knesset (כנסת, Hebrew for assembly) is the Parliament of Israel. ... Amir Peretz, MK, Chairman of the Israel Labour Party Amir Peretz (Hebrew: עמיר פרץ; born March 9, 1952) is an Israeli politician and the current leader of the Labour Party of Israel. ... אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב) was founded in 1969, in Beer Sheva, Israel. ... Ami Ayalon is an Israeli former admiral and today, a peace activists. ... Brigadier-General (Res. ... Rabbi Michael Melchior (born January 31, 1954) is an Israeli politician and Labor-Meimad member of the Knesset. ... Meimad is a left-leaning religious political party in Israel, founded in 1988. ... Matan Vilnai (מתן וילנאי, born May 20, 1944) is an Israeli politician and a former Major General in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). ... Colette Avital (born 1940) is a Israeli parliamentarian from the Israel Labor Party, who served in the 15th and 16th (current) Knesset. ... Moshav (Hebrew: מושב Translit. ... Kibbutz Dan, near Qiryat Shemona, in the Upper Galilee, 1990s A kibbutz (Hebrew: קיבוץ; plural: kibbutzim: קיבוצים, gathering or together) is an Israeli collective community. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ʻarab) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... The Druze (Arabic: duruzī درزي, pl. ...

Related article

• List of political parties in Israel

Political parties in Israel: Israels 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. ...

External links

• Official website