Israeli Labor Party
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The Israeli Labor Party (Hebrew: מִפְלֶגֶת הָעֲבוֹדָה הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִית, romanized: Mifleget HaAvoda HaYisraelitⓘ), commonly known as HaAvoda (Hebrew: הָעֲבוֹדָה, lit. 'The Labor'), is a social democratic[13][14][15][16] and Labor Zionist[16][17] political party in Israel. The party was established in 1968 by a merger of Mapai, Ahdut HaAvoda and Rafi. Until 1977, all Israeli prime ministers were affiliated with the Labor movement.[18] The current party leader is Merav Michaeli, who was elected in January 2021.
Labor Party מפלגת העבודה | |
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Chairperson | Merav Michaeli |
Secretary General | Eran Hermoni[1] |
Founded | 23 January 1968; 56 years ago (1968-01-23) |
Merger of | Mapai Ahdut HaAvoda Rafi |
Headquarters | Tel Aviv |
Youth wing | Israeli Young Labor |
Membership (2022) | 36,000[2] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre-left[8][9] to left-wing[10][11] |
National affiliation | Alignment (1968–1991) One Israel (1999–2001) Zionist Union (2014–2019) |
European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (observer) |
International affiliation | Progressive Alliance |
Colours | Red, blue |
Knesset | 4 / 120 |
Election symbol | |
אמת أمت [12] | |
Website | |
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The Labor Party is associated with supporting the Israeli–Palestinian peace process, pragmatic foreign affairs policies and social-democratic economic policies.[19] The party was a member of Socialist International until July 2018,[20][21][22] and is now a member of the Progressive Alliance and an observer member of the Party of European Socialists.[23][24]