Israeli Labor Party
Israeli Labor Party מפלגת העבודה הישראלית | |
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| Leader | Levi Eshkol (first) Yair Golan (last) |
| Founded | 23 January 1968 |
| Dissolved | 12 July 2024 (de facto) |
| Merger of | Mapai Ahdut HaAvoda Rafi |
| Merged into | The Democrats |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv |
| Youth wing | Israeli Young Labor |
| Membership (2024) | 48,288[1] |
| Ideology |
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| Political position | Centre-left[2][3][4] |
| National affiliation |
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| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (observer) |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance Socialist International (until 2018) |
| Colours | Red, blue |
| Most MKs | 49 (1969–1973) |
| Fewest MKs | 3 (2020–2021) |
| Election symbol | |
| אמת أمت [5] | |
| Website | |
| havoda | |
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The Israeli Labor Party (Hebrew: מפלגת העבודה הישראלית, romanized: ⓘ), commonly known in Israel as HaAvoda (Hebrew: העבודה, lit. 'The Labor'), was a Labor Zionist and social democratic political party in the State of Israel.[6][7] It was established in 1968 through the merger of three Labor Zionist political parties: Mapai, Ahdut HaAvoda and Rafi. Until 1977, all Israeli prime ministers were affiliated with the Labor Party or its predecessors.[8]
The party supported the welfare state and maintained close links with Israeli trade unions.[7] It was associated with advocating for an Israeli–Palestinian peace process based on a two-state solution,[9] pragmatic foreign policy positions, and social-democratic economic policies.[10] The party was also characterized as secular and progressive.[7][11][12][13] The party was a member of Socialist International until July 2018,[14][15][16] after which it joined the Progressive Alliance. The party was also an observer member of the Party of European Socialists.[17][18]
On 30 June 2024, under the leadership of Yair Golan, who had been elected party leader on 28 May 2024, the party agreed to merge with Meretz to form a new political party, The Democrats. The merger agreement provided for one Meretz representative in every four positions on the new party’s electoral list and party bodies, with additional representation for Meretz’s municipal factions.[19] The merger was ratified by delegates of both Labor and Meretz on 12 July 2024. Under the terms of the agreement, Labor and Meretz continue to function as separate corporate and budgetary entities, and their factions in the Histadrut, municipal councils, and other bodies outside the Knesset remain distinct while cooperating.[20]
- ^ "מצב מפקד חברי.ות העבודה". הבמה הרעיונית של מפלגת העבודה. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Cheryl Rubenberg (2003). The Palestinians: In Search of a Just Peace. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 410. ISBN 978-1-58826-225-7.
- ^ Sharon Weinblum (2015). Security and Defensive Democracy in Israel: A Critical Approach to Political Discourse. Routledge. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-317-58450-6.
- ^ "חדשות – רשם המפלגות nrg – מפלגת העבודה". Makor Rishon.
העבודה היא מפלגת שמאל ציוני מתונה
- ^ "מפלגת העבודה בראשות מרב מיכאלי". Central Election Committee for the Knesset (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Sara E. Karesh; Mitchell M. Hurvitz (2005). Encyclopedia of Judaism. Infobase Publishing. p. 283. ISBN 978-0-8160-6982-8.
- ^ a b c James C. Docherty; Peter Lamb (2006). Historical Dictionary of Socialism. Scarecrow Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-8108-6477-1. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ "History & Overview of the Labor Party". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Here we go again: ToI's guide to the 37 parties still seeking your vote". The Times of Israel.
- ^ "Israel Labour Party". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Unlikely Alliance: Why Israel's Secular Labor Party Woos the ultra-Orthodox". Haaretz. 1 January 2017.
- ^ "ב'עבודה' משנים כיוון ופותחים בקמפיין אנטי דתי". בחדרי חרדים. 8 September 2022.
- ^ "בוקר בא לעבודה: נפתחה הדרך לחזרת השמאל הציוני". Israel Hayom. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
מיכאלי היא גם שגרירתו האותנטית של השמאל המתקדם, ה"פרוגרסיב", על המפלגות בישראל.
- ^ "Members". Socialist International. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Israel's Labor party quits Socialist International after it adopts BDS". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "International Socialist Coalition Blasts Israeli Labor for Joining Netanyahu's Pro-annexation Government". Haaretz.
- ^ "Parties & Organisations". Progressive Alliance. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ Parties Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Party of European Socialists
- ^ "Meretz, Labor Party sign agreement to merge parties under new party name 'The Democrats'". The Jerusalem Post. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Shalev, Tal (12 July 2024). "With an overwhelming majority, Meretz and Labor approve merge, becoming the Democrats". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 12 July 2024.