Israeli Labor Party

Labor Party
מפלגת העבודה
ChairpersonYair Golan
Secretary GeneralEran Hermoni[1]
Founded23 January 1968 (1968-01-23)
Dissolvedpending
Merger ofMapai
Ahdut HaAvoda
Rafi
Merged intoThe Democrats
HeadquartersTel Aviv
Youth wingIsraeli Young Labor
Membership (2024)48,288[2]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left[5][7]
National affiliationAlignment (1968–1991)
One Israel (1999–2001)
Zionist Union (2014–2019)
European affiliationParty of European Socialists (observer)
International affiliationProgressive Alliance
Socialist International (until 2018)
Colours    Red, blue
Knesset
4 / 120
Election symbol
אמת
أ‌م‌ت
[8]
Website
havoda.org.il Edit this at Wikidata

The Israeli Labor Party (Hebrew: מִפְלֶגֶת הָעֲבוֹדָה הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִית, romanized), commonly known as HaAvoda (Hebrew: הָעֲבוֹדָה, lit.'The Labor'), is a social democratic[9] 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.[10] The current party leader is Yair Golan, who was elected on 28 May 2024.

A party in the Labor Zionist tradition supporting the welfare state and trade union links,[11] The Labor Party was associated with supporting the Israeli–Palestinian peace process, pragmatic foreign affairs policies and social-democratic economic policies.[12] The party has also been described as secular,[11][13][14] progressive,[15] and in favour of a two-state solution.[16] The party was a member of Socialist International until July 2018,[17][18][19] and was subsequently a member of the Progressive Alliance and an observer member of the Party of European Socialists.[20][21]

On 30 June 2024, under the leadership of its new head, Yair Golan, the party agreed to merge with Meretz to form a new party, The Democrats. Under the merger agreement there will be one Meretz representative in every four spots on the new party's electoral list as well as on the party bodies, and there will also be representation for Meretz's municipal factions.[22] The agreement is pending ratification by both parties' congresses,[23] with Labor set to approve the merger on 12 July.[24]

  1. ^ "Labor party calls primaries for February 12". The Times of Israel. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ "מצב מפקד חברי.ות העבודה". הבמה הרעיונית של מפלגת העבודה. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  3. ^ Cheryl Rubenberg (2003). The Palestinians: In Search of a Just Peace. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 410. ISBN 978-1-58826-225-7.
  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. ^ [3][4]
  6. ^ "חדשות – רשם המפלגות nrg – מפלגת העבודה". Makor Rishon. העבודה היא מפלגת שמאל ציוני מתונה
  7. ^ [6]
  8. ^ "מפלגת העבודה בראשות מרב מיכאלי". Central Election Committee for the Knesset (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  9. ^ Sara E. Karesh; Mitchell M. Hurvitz (2005). Encyclopedia of Judaism. Infobase Publishing. p. 283. ISBN 978-0-8160-6982-8.
  10. ^ "History & Overview of the Labor Party". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  11. ^ a b James C. Docherty; Peter Lamb (2006). Historical Dictionary of Socialism. Scarecrow Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-8108-6477-1. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  12. ^ "Israel Labour Party". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  13. ^ "Unlikely Alliance: Why Israel's Secular Labor Party Woos the ultra-Orthodox". Haaretz. 1 January 2017.
  14. ^ "ב'עבודה' משנים כיוון ופותחים בקמפיין אנטי דתי". בחדרי חרדים. 8 September 2022.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "Here we go again: ToI's guide to the 37 parties still seeking your vote". The Times of Israel.
  17. ^ "Members". Socialist International. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Israel's Labor party quits Socialist International after it adopts BDS". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  19. ^ "International Socialist Coalition Blasts Israeli Labor for Joining Netanyahu's Pro-annexation Government". Haaretz.
  20. ^ "Parties & Organisations". Progressive Alliance. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  21. ^ Parties Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Party of European Socialists
  22. ^ "Meretz, Labor Party sign agreement to merge parties under new party name 'The Democrats'". The Jerusalem Post. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  23. ^ "העבודה ומרצ הגיעו להסכם על איחוד וייקראו מפלגת "הדמוקרטים"". Haaretz. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  24. ^ "כינוס ראשון של הוועידה ה-11 | 12.7.2024". HaAvoda party website (in Hebrew). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

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