The Rafi party (רשימת פועלי ישראל "Worker's 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. The split was over the Lavon affair, as Ben Gurion did not agree to declare Lavon innocent without judicial investigation commitee. Another issue of difference was the "Labour Alignment" formed in 1965, when Mapai joined with Achdut Ha'Avoda-Poalei Tsion. The establishment of the "Alignment" postponed the realization of the change of voting system, decided by mapai, and was very important to Ben Gurion. Among the leaders of the new party were Shimon Peres and Moshe Dayan who had been implicated (they claimed unfairly) in the Lavon affair and were upset by Mapai's failure to support them. The new party hoped to displace Mapai as Israel's leading party, however, the party only won ten seats in the 1965 elections to the Knesset on a platform calling for electoral reform. In 1967, Rafi joined the national unity government that had been formed due to the Six Day War. The next year, Rafi reconciled with Mapai to form a new party, the Alignment (which later became the Israeli Labour Party). Ben Gurion refused to go along, however, and sat as an independent Member of the Knesset until the 1969 election in which he led a new party, the State List. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... The Prime Minister of Israel (Hebrew: ראש הממשלה, Rosh HaMemshala, lit. ... ... Labour (העבודה HaAvoda) is an Israeli political party. ... â–¶(?) (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. ... The Lavon Affair refers to a widespread political scandal in Israel that followed an Israeli covert operation in Egypt known as Operation Suzannah. ... Labour (העבודה HaAvoda) is an Israeli political party. ... 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. ... Moshe Dayan â–¶ (help· info) (Hebrew: משה דיין) (May 20, 1915 – October 16, 1981), was an Israeli military leader and politician. ... Labour (העבודה HaAvoda) is an Israeli political party. ... The Knesset (כנסת, Hebrew for assembly) is the Parliament of Israel. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... 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. ... Labour (העבודה HaAvoda) is an Israeli political party. ... Labour (העבודה HaAvoda) is an Israeli political party. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... State List was a small political party in the early years of the state of Israel. ...