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Other names for the party

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

• Zion workers פועלי ציון ("Zion's Workers", "Poalei Zion").
• Mapai - מפא"י : "The Party of the Workers of the Land of Israel". (1930-1970)
• HaMaarach - המערך: "The Alignment" (of the Mapai and Mapam parties).
• HaAvoda (Avoda) - העבודה, lit "Labour".
• One Israel ישראל אחת - with Gesher and Meimad (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 group who secured the people and property of the Hebrew settlements against bandits and terrorists. Labor Zionism (or Labour Zionism) is the traditional left-wing of the Zionist ideology. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ... Jump to: navigation, search For other meanings, please see Zionism (disambiguation) Zionism is Jewish patriotism that supports the Jewish homeland in the Land of Israel where the Jewish nation originated and where Jewish kingdoms and self governing states existed at various times. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events WIKIPEDIA EATS VAGINA 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search Hashomer - (Hebrew) (The Guard) - Jewish defense organization in Palestine organized 1909, ceased to operate after founding of the Haganah in 1920. ... The Haganah (Hebrew: Defense, ×”×’× ×”) was a Jewish paramilitary organization in Palestine during the British mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948. ...

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. Jump to: navigation, search David Ben-Gurion ▶(?) (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. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ruins in the Negev desert The Negev (Hebrew נֶגֶב, Tiberian Hebrew Néḡeḇ; Arabic النقب an-Naqab) is the desert region of southern Israel. ... 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 is the elected head of the Israeli government. ...

In 1965 Mapai joined with Achdut Ha'Avoda-Poale Zion to form the "Labour Alignment". In 1968 the two parties merged with Rafi, 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. Jump to: navigation, search 1999-The Bomb 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Rafi party (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 over the Lavon affair. ... 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 the elections to Begin. Jump to: navigation, search For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Jump to: navigation, search Menachem Begin on the front cover of TIME 1982. ... This article is about the Zionist movement known as Herut. ... Jump to: navigation, search Likud party logo Likud or ליכוד literally means consolidation. The Likud is a right-wing Israeli political party. ... Jump to: navigation, search For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Jump to: navigation, search Yitzhak Rabin Yitzhak Rabin ▶(?) (or Yitschak 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. The left wing Mapam rejected this arrangement and left the Labour Alignment to join the parliamentary opposition. The national unity government fell in 1988 following a failing political scam of Peres and Shas leader Aryeh Deri. Jump to: navigation, search This page is about the year 1984. ... Jump to: navigation, search Shimon Peres Shimon Peres â–¶(?) (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס (without Niqqud: שמעון פרס)) (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... Jump to: navigation, search Yitzhak Shamir [A] (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. ... Jump to: navigation, search A prime minister may be either: chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ...

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. The rise of terror following The Oslo process has eventually led to Rabin's assassination by a right-wing extremist Yigal Amir. Shimon Peres replaced Rabin until 1996, when he lost the elections to Likud's Benjamin Netanyahu following a wave of suicide bombings by Palestinian terror group Hamas. Jump to: navigation, search 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search Yitzhak Rabin Yitzhak Rabin ▶(?) (or Yitschak 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles (DOP), 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... For the state of pronounced fear, see terror. ... Jump to: navigation, search Yigal Amir (Hebrew: יגאל עמיר) (born May 23, 1970) assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on November 4th, 1995 at a rally in Tel Aviv, Israel, and was sentenced to life plus 14 years in prison. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Jump to: navigation, search Benjamin Netanyahu Benjamin Netanyahu ▶(?) (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין נְתַנְיָהוּ (without niqqudot: בנימין נתניהו), transliteration: Binyamin Netanyahu, nicknamed Bibi) (born October 21, 1949, Tel Aviv) was the 9th Prime Minister of Israel. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Hamas emblem shows two crossed swords, the Dome of the Rock, and a map of the land they claim as Palestine (roughly, 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 the slick and charismatic Likud's candidate Benjamin Netanyahu. Jump to: navigation, search 1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Image:Barak Ehud. ... Jump to: navigation, search Shimon Peres Shimon Peres â–¶(?) (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס (without Niqqud: שמעון פרס)) (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... David Levy (also: David Levi) (born December 21, 1937) is an Israeli politician. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search Likud party logo Likud or ליכוד literally means consolidation. The Likud is a right-wing Israeli political party. ... Jump to: navigation, search Benjamin Netanyahu Benjamin Netanyahu â–¶(?) (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין נְתַנְיָהוּ (without niqqudot: בנימין נתניהו), transliteration: Binyamin Netanyahu, nicknamed Bibi) (born October 21, 1949, Tel Aviv) was the 9th Prime Minister of Israel. ...

However, Ehud Barak 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. ... Shas is a Haredi Sephardic political party in Israel. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search It has been suggested that Rosh Hashana Arab Assault be merged into this article or section. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ariel Sharon, the eleventh Prime Minister of Israel, spent many years in the Israel Defense Forces before being elected in March 2001. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

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. Jump to: navigation, search Shimon Peres Shimon Peres ▶(?) (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס (without Niqqud: שמעון פרס)) (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... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search Operation Defensive Shield (In Hebrew, מבצע חומת מגן) was a large-scale military operation conducted by the Israeli Defence Forces in April 2002. ... Jump to: navigation, search April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2003, general elections were held. Likud won 40 mandates, while the united list of Labour and Meimad - lead 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 as chairman of Labour and Shimon Peres was appointed temporary Chairman. Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Meimad is a left-leaning religious political party in Israel, founded in 1988. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Amram Mitzna is an Israeli politician who served as the mayor of Haifa from 1993 to 2003. ...

During the sixteenth Knesset the Labour party merged with Am Ekhad party and stated on a renewed obligation to stick in the values of the social left wing.

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Famous members

Prominent former members include

• Yigal Allon
• Ehud Barak
• David Ben-Gurion
• Berl Katznelson
• Chaim Herzog
• Golda Meir
• Shimon Peres
• Yitzhak Rabin
• Moshe Sharett
• Abba Eban
• Moshe Dayan

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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. Jump to: navigation, search For other meanings, please see Zionism (disambiguation) Zionism is Jewish patriotism that supports the Jewish homeland in the Land of Israel where the Jewish nation originated and where Jewish kingdoms and self governing states existed at various times. ... 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). Jump to: navigation, search The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ×”×”×’× ×” לישראל Tsva Ha-Haganah Le-Yisrael â–¶(?) ([Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israel army, Israel air force and Israel 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. Jump to: navigation, search HMS Eagle, Bulwark, and Albion of the British Royal Navy. ... (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

The ILP has become a centrist party. It is no longer socialist or social democratic (though it retains membership in the Socialist International) but has a social-liberal platform, similar to the third-way of British Labour under Tony Blair. However, economic policies in Israel are seldom hotly debated even within the major parties, and thus actual policies depend much more on initiative by the civil service than on political ideologies. Therefore, Labour's recent terms in office 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Right Honourable Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service. ...

On the question of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Labour party has two 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 and the Gaza Strip. 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. Jump to: navigation, search It has been suggested that History of Arab-Israeli Conflict be merged into this article or section. ... Amram Mitzna is an Israeli politician who served as the mayor of Haifa from 1993 to 2003. ... Jump to: navigation, search Avraham Burg (born January 19, 1955) is an Israeli politician. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is 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. Some ILP members (mainly Haim Ramon) support the erection of the Israeli West Bank barrier to prevent terrorists from entering Israel, as well as unilateral withdrawal from areas in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Jump to: navigation, search Shimon Peres Shimon Peres ▶(?) (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס (without Niqqud: שמעון פרס)) (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... Ophir Pines-Paz Ophir Pines-Paz (born July 11, 1961) is the Israeli Interior Minister and a Knesset member. ... Brigadier-General (Res. ... It has been suggested that Apartheid wall be merged into this article or section. ...

The pragmatic ILP members - headed by Peres and Ramon - support Israel's military war against Palestinian terror groups. Unlike Mitzna and Burg, Peres and Ramon 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. Jump to: navigation, search Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Yassin (Arabic: الشيخ أحمد ياسين ) (circa 1937 — March 22, 2004) was the leader and founder of Hamas until he was killed by an Israeli helicopter gunship. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search Likud party logo Likud or ליכוד literally means consolidation. The Likud is a right-wing Israeli political party. ...

Current status

It is currently led by Shimon Peres, and has 19 seats in the 16th Knesset. Recently, the party agreed to merge with Amir Peretz's Am Ehad workers' party. Am Ehad has only 3 seats, but Peretz is the head of the Histadrut - the most powerful Workers' Union in Israel, founded by Mapai. Although Am Ehad has small electoral power, it is an important party because it has the ability to declare a general strike. Jump to: navigation, search Shimon Peres Shimon Peres â–¶(?) (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס (without Niqqud: שמעון פרס)) (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... The Knesset (כנסת, Hebrew for assembly) is the Parliament of Israel. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Labour (העבודה HaAvoda) is an Israeli political party. ...

On December 2004 Labor joined Ariel Sharon's Likud to form a unity government in order to implement Israel's disengagement plan from the Gaza Strip. Jump to: navigation, search December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ariel Sharon, the eleventh Prime Minister of Israel, spent many years in the Israel Defense Forces before being elected in March 2001. ... Jump to: navigation, search Likud party logo Likud or ליכוד literally means consolidation. The Likud is a right-wing Israeli political party. ... 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...

The party used to dominate Israeli politics, but is now in opposition, alternating with Likud as a coalition leader. Jump to: navigation, search Likud party logo Likud or ליכוד literally means consolidation. The Likud is a right-wing Israeli political party. ...

Labour Party leaders, 1948-present

• David Ben-Gurion 1948-1963
• 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-

Jump to: navigation, search David Ben-Gurion â–¶(?) (October 16, 1886 – December 1, 1973; Hebrew: דָּוִד בֶּן גּוּרִיּוֹן) was the first Prime Minister of Israel. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...   Levi Eshkol Shkolnik[?] (Hebrew לֵוִי אֶשְׁכּוֹל 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Golda Meir was the fourth Prime Minister of Israel Image:Stamp Golda Meir. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Yitzhak Rabin Yitzhak Rabin â–¶(?) (or Yitschak Rabin) (יצחק רבין in Hebrew), (March 1, 1922 – November 4, 1995) was an Israeli politician and general. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Jump to: navigation, search Shimon Peres Shimon Peres â–¶(?) (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס (without Niqqud: שמעון פרס)) (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... Jump to: navigation, search For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search Yitzhak Rabin Yitzhak Rabin â–¶(?) (or Yitschak Rabin) (יצחק רבין in Hebrew), (March 1, 1922 – November 4, 1995) was an Israeli politician and general. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Shimon Peres Shimon Peres â–¶(?) (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס (without Niqqud: שמעון פרס)) (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... Jump to: navigation, search 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1997(MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image:Barak Ehud. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1997(MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Brigadier-General (Res. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Amram Mitzna is an Israeli politician who served as the mayor of Haifa from 1993 to 2003. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Shimon Peres Shimon Peres â–¶(?) (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס (without Niqqud: שמעון פרס)) (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... Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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