Israeli Labor Party
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The Israeli Labor Party (Hebrew: מִפְלֶגֶת הָעֲבוֹדָה הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִית, romanized: 
Mifleget HaAvoda HaYisraelit (help·info)), commonly known as HaAvoda (Hebrew: הָעֲבוֹדָה, lit. 'The Labor'), is a social democratic[5][6][7][8] and Zionist[8][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 Merav Michaeli, who was elected in January 2021.
Labor Party מפלגת העבודה | |
|---|---|
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| Chairperson | Merav Michaeli |
| Secretary General | Eran Hermoni[1] |
| Founded | 23 January 1968; 55 years ago (1968-01-23) |
| Merger of | Mapai Ahdut HaAvoda Rafi |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv |
| Youth wing | Israeli Young Labor |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left[2][3] |
| 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 |
| Election symbol | |
| אמת أمت [4] | |
| Website | |
havoda | |
The Labor Party is associated with supporting the Israeli–Palestinian peace process, pragmatic foreign affairs policies and social-democratic economic policies.[11] The party is a member of the Progressive Alliance[12] and is an observer member of the Party of European Socialists.[13] The party was also a member of the Socialist International until May 2020.[14][15][16]