Mapai
Mapai (Hebrew: מַפָּא"י, an acronym for מִפְלֶגֶת פּוֹעֲלֵי אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, Mifleget Poalei Eretz Yisrael, lit. "Workers' Party of the Land of Israel") was a democratic socialist political party in Israel, and was the dominant force in Israeli politics until its merger into the modern-day Israeli Labor Party in 1968. During Mapai's time in office, a wide range of progressive reforms were carried out, as characterised by the establishment of a welfare state, providing minimum income, security, and free (or almost free) access to housing subsidies and health and social services.
Workers' Party of the Land of Israel מפלגת פועלי ארץ ישראל | |
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| Leader | David Ben-Gurion (1930–54) Moshe Sharett (1954–55) David Ben-Gurion (1955–63) Levi Eshkol (1963–68) |
| Founders | David Ben-Gurion Yosef Sprinzak |
| Founded | 5 January 1930 |
| Dissolved | 23 January 1968 |
| Merger of | Ahdut HaAvoda Hapoel Hatzair |
| Merged into | Israeli Labor Party |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Newspaper | Davar |
| Ideology | Labor Zionism Social democracy Democratic socialism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Alignment (1965−1968) |
| International affiliation | Socialist International |
| Regional affiliation | Asian Socialist Conference |
| Colours | Red |
| Most MKs | 47 (1959) |
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