Israeli Labor Party
The Israeli Labor Party (Hebrew: מִפְלֶגֶת הָעֲבוֹדָה הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִית, romanized: ⓘ), commonly known as HaAvoda (Hebrew: הָעֲבוֹדָה, lit. 'The Labor'), is a social democratic and Labor Zionist 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. 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 |
| Founded | 23 January 1968 |
| Merger of | Mapai Ahdut HaAvoda Rafi |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv |
| Youth wing | Israeli Young Labor |
| Membership (2022) | 36,000 |
| Ideology |
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| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| 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 |
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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. The party was a member of Socialist International until May 2020, and is now a member of the Progressive Alliance and an observer member of the Party of European Socialists.