Israeli Labor Party

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The Israeli Labor Party (Hebrew: מפלגת העבודה הישראלית, romanized: ), commonly known in Israel as HaAvoda (Hebrew: העבודה, lit. 'The Labor'), was a Labor Zionist and social democratic political party in Israel. It was established in 1968 through the merger of three Labor Zionist political parties: Mapai, Ahdut HaAvoda and Rafi. Until 1977, all Israeli prime ministers were affiliated with the Labor Party or its predecessors. The party supported the welfare state and maintained close links with Israeli trade unions. It was associated with advocating for an Israeli–Palestinian peace process based on a two-state solution, pragmatic foreign policy positions, and social-democratic economic policies. The party was also characterized as secular and progressive. The party was a member of Socialist International until July 2018, after which it joined the Progressive Alliance. The party was also an observer member of the Party of European Socialists. On 30 June 2024, under the leadership of Yair Golan...

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