Mapai

Workers' Party of the Land of Israel
מפלגת פועלי ארץ ישראל
LeaderDavid Ben-Gurion (1930–54)
Moshe Sharett (1954–55)
David Ben-Gurion (1955–63)
Levi Eshkol (1963–68)
FoundersDavid Ben-Gurion
Yosef Sprinzak
Founded5 January 1930 (1930-01-05)
Dissolved23 January 1968 (1968-01-23)
Merger ofAhdut HaAvoda
Hapoel Hatzair
Merged intoIsraeli Labor Party
HeadquartersTel Aviv, Israel
NewspaperDavar
IdeologyLabor Zionism
Social democracy[1]
Democratic socialism[2][3]
Political positionCentre-left[4] to left-wing[5]
National affiliationAlignment (1965−1968)
International affiliationSocialist International
Regional affiliationAsian Socialist Conference
Colours  Red
Most MKs47 (1959)
Election symbol

Mapai (Hebrew: מַפָּא"י, an abbreviation for מִפְלֶגֶת פּוֹעֲלֵי אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל‎, Mifleget Poalei Eretz Yisrael, lit.'Workers' Party of the Land of Israel') was a Labor Zionist and democratic socialist political party in Israel, and was the dominant force in Israeli politics until its merger into the Israeli Labor Party in January 1968. During Mapai's time in office, a wide range of progressive reforms were carried out,[6][7] as characterised by the establishment of a welfare state[8] and new rights in the workplace.[9]

  1. ^ Shafir, Gershon; Peled, Yoav, eds. (2000). The New Israel: Peacemaking And Liberalization. Routledge. p. 85. ISBN 9780429964718. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ Jones, Clive A. (2013). Soviet Jewish Aliyah, 1989–1992: Impact and Implications for Israel and the Middle East. Routledge. p. 61. [...] Mapai, the democratic socialist party of David Ben Gurion.
  3. ^ Busky, Donald F. (2000). Democratic Socialism: A Global Survey. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 210. ISBN 9780275968861. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. ^ Sharon Weinblum (2015). Security and Defensive Democracy in Israel: A Critical Approach to Political Discourse. Routledge. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-317-58450-6.
  5. ^ "Reshaping the Political Order in Israel, 1965–1967". JSTOR. 3 November 2018. Israel's two main left-wing parties, Mapai and Ahdut HaAvodah.
  6. ^ "Beba Idelson". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  7. ^ "National Labour Law Profile: The State of Israel". www.ilo.org. 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  8. ^ Israel Country Study Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments By Inc Ibp, 2013, P.114
  9. ^ Golda Meir A Political Biography By Meron Medzini, 2017

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