HaAvoda
HaAvoda, Hebrew: העבודה , meaning The Labor, (full name: Mifleget HaAvoda HaYisrelit, Hebrew: מפלגת העבודה הישראלית , meaning Israeli Labor Party, often called like that or just Labor Party) is an Israeli political party.
Its ideology is social democratic, and Zionist.
Political leader is Amir Peretz.[1]
HaAvoda was founded in 1968 as a result of a merger of three leftist parties: Mapai, Ahdut HaAvoda, and Rafi.
Number of seats in the 23rd Knesset: 3 (-2).
HaAvoda was cooperating with HaTnu'a ("The Movement") and HaTnu'a HaYeruqa ("The Green Movement") as HaMahaneh HaTziyoni (The Zionist Union). Together they had 24 seats in the 20th Knesset (2015-2019).
Participating in the Fifth Netanyahu Government.
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- ↑ Because former leader Avi Gabbay was not a Knesset member, former leader Yitzhak Herzog led the party faction in the Knesset.
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Coalition parties:
Likud faction (37: Likud [36], The Jewish Home [1]) ----
Blue and White (15: Israel Resilience Party [15]) ----
Shas (9) ----
United Torah Judaism (7: Agudat Yisrael [4], Degel HaTorah [3]) ----
HaAvoda (3) ----
Derekh Ererz (2) ----
Gesher (1)
Opposition parties:
Yesh Atid-Telem (16: Yesh Atid [13], Telem [3] ----
The Joint List (15: Hadash [5], Ra'am [4], Balad [3], Ta'al [3]) ----
Yisrael Beiteinu (7) ----
Yamina (5: New Right [3], Tkuma [2]) ----
Meretz (3)