List of political parties in Israel

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Political parties in Israel: Israel's political system is based on proportional representation which allows for a multi-party system with numerous parties, in which a single party usually has no chance of gaining power by itself, forcing the parties to cooperate and form coalition governments. This article lists the political parties in Israel.

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The parties

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Parties with representation in the 17th Knesset (הכנסת ה-17)

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  • Kadima קדימה ("Forward")
  • Labour העבודה (Ha-Avoda)
  • Shas ש"ס (Mifleget Ha-Sfaradim Shomrei Torah) מפלגת הספרדים שומרי תורה ("Sephardi Religious Party")
  • Likud ליכוד ("Consolidation")
  • Yisrael Beytenu ישראל ביתנו ("Our Home Israel")
  • HaIchud HaLeumi-Mafdal (האיחוד הלאומי-מפד"ל, ha-Īhūd ha-Le'ūmī-Miflāgāh Dātīt Le'ūmīt (MaFDaL))
  • Gil - Gimla'ey Yisrael LaKneset (גיל - גימלאי ישראל לכנסת)
  • United Torah Judaism יהדות התורה (Yahadut Ha-Torah also Achdut HaTorah HaMeuchedet) was a coalition of:
  • Meretz-Yachad מרצ-יח"ד ("Together-Vigor" or Yahad= Social Democratic Israel, Israel Hevratit Demokratit) coalition that includes:
  • United Arab List רשימה ערבית מאוחדת-רע"ם (Reshima Aravit Me'uchedet or Ra'am)
    • Ta'al ("Arab Movement for Renewal")
  • Hadash חד"ש (acronym for Ha-Chazit Ha-Demokratit le-Shalom ule-shivyon החזית הדמוקרטית לשלום ולשוויון ("Democratic Front for Peace and Equality") coalition that includes:
  • Balad בל"ד (Brit Leumit Demokratit ברית לאומית דמוקרטית al-Tajamu' al-Watani al-Dimuqrati) ("National Democratic Assembly") Arab party
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Other parties

Some of the following parties ran for the 17th Knesset elections, but did not manage to pass the minimum vote share of 2% required to be represented:

  • Shinui שינוי ("Change")
  • Hetz (המפלגה החילונית ציונית / חץ, Ha-Miflāgāh ha-Hīlōnīt Tsiyyōnīt)
  • Chayil Party: חזית יהודית לאומית ("Jewish National Front")
  • Herut: The National Movement חרות ("Freedom")
  • Ale Yarok עלה ירוק ("Green Leaf")
  • Ha-Yerukim הירוקים ("The Greens")
  • Ahavat Israel אהבת ישראל
  • Citizen and State
  • Organization for Democratic Action (Da'am)
  • Advanced National Union
  • Centrist Party
  • Za'am - Social Justice
  • Another Israel
  • L.H.V.A.
  • Leader
  • Man's Rights
  • Moreshet Avot ("Heritage of the Fathers")
  • Tzomet צומת ("Crossroads")
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Former parties

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Zionist youth movement

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  • Betar בית"ר (associated with Likud)
  • Bnei Akiva בני עקיבא (associated with Mafdal)
  • Habonim Dror הבונים דרור ("The builders - Freedom") (Zionist socialist youth movement)
  • Hashomer Hatzair השומר הצעיר ("The Young Guard") (Zionist socialist youth movement associated with Mapam, Meretz and Yachad)
  • HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed הנוער העובד והלומד (Zionist socialist youth movement)
  • Noar Avoda (Labor Youth") נוער עבודה (associated with Labour)
  • Noar Moledet נוער מולדת ("Moledet Youth") (associated with Moledet)
  • Noar Yachad נוער יחד ("Yachad Youth") (associated with Yachad)
  • Bank"i בנק"י ("The Young Communist League of Israel") (associated with Hadash)

Noar Telem- associated with Netzer Olami, World Union for Progressive Judaism

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See also

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External links

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