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Worker’s Party of Eretz Yisrael (Mapai)

Description:

Mapai was a workers’ party that was established in 1930 resulting from the unification of Hapo'el Hatza'ir and Ahdut Ha'avoda. David Ben-Gurion headed the party. As of 1935, Mapai lead the Zionist Movement. Its spiritual leader was Berl Katznelson. The official policy of the party was "constructive socialism", based on pioneering idealism coupled with political pragmatism. The party ran for the First to Fifth Knessets, was the largest party in the Knesset, and its leader was called upon to form all the Governments in the period. Toward the elections for the Sixth Knesset, Mapai formed the Alignment with Ahdut Ha'avoda-Po'alei Zion. In 1968, toward the elections for the Seventh Knesset, Mapai established the Israel Labor Party with Ahdut Ha'avoda-Po'alei Zion and Rafi.

The Knessets in Which it Served:

	1 14/02/1949 20/08/1951	Knesset Members: Zalman Aran Meir Argov Ami Assaf Aryeh Bahir David Bar-Rav-Hai Yosef Baratz Refael Bash Chaim Ben-Asher David Ben-Gurion Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Herzl Berger Menahem Cohen Shmuel Dayan Ben-Zion Dinor Hasya Drori Yechiel Duvdevani Yosef Efrati Heshel Frumkin Shraga Goren Akiva Govrin Israel Guri Eliyahu Hacarmeli David Hacohen Netta Harpaz Avraham Herzfeld Abba Hushi Beba Idelson Itzhak Kanev Eliezer Kaplan Yona Kesse Yosef-Michael Lamm Shlomo Lavi Pinhas Lavon Eliezer Livna Ada Maimon Golda Meir Peretz Naftali Devorah Netzer Baruch Osnia David Remez Moshe Sharett Shneor Zalman Shazar Aryeh Sheftel Reuven Sheri Joseph Shprinzak Yehudit Simhoni Yizhar Smilansky Ephraim Taburi Avraham Taviv Jenia Tversky Zvi Yehuda Yisrael Yeshayahu Dov (Bernard) Yosef



	2 20/08/1951 15/08/1955	Knesset Members: Zalman Aran Meir Argov Ami Assaf David Bar-Rav-Hai Chaim Ben-Asher David Ben-Gurion Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Herzl Berger Shmuel Dayan Yosef Efrati Levi Eshkol Reuven Feldman Akiva Govrin Israel Guri Eliyahu Hacarmeli David Hacohen Yechezkel Hen Avraham Herzfeld Shlomo Hillel Beba Idelson Sarah Kafrit Avraham Kalfon Baruch Kamin Eliezer Kaplan Yona Kesse Hannah Lamdan Shlomo Lavi Pinhas Lavon Eliezer Livna David Livschitz Kadish Luz Ada Maimon Golda Meir Peretz Naftali Mordechai Namir Devorah Netzer Yaakov Nitzani Baruch Osnia Yaakov-Shimshon Shapira Moshe Sharett Shneor Zalman Shazar Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit Zeev Shefer Reuven Sheri Joseph Shprinzak Yizhar Smilansky Ephraim Taburi Rachel Tsabari Jenia Tversky Yaakov Uri Yisrael Yeshayahu Dov (Bernard) Yosef



	3 15/08/1955 30/11/1959	Knesset Members: Joseph Aharon Almogi Zalman Aran Meir Argov Ami Assaf Ehud Avriel Aryeh Bahir David Bar-Rav-Hai Aharon Becker David Ben-Gurion Herzl Berger Shmuel Dayan Amos Degani Yosef Efrati Levi Eshkol Akiva Govrin Israel Guri David Hacohen Avraham Herzfeld Shlomo Hillel Beba Idelson Sarah Kafrit Israel Kargman Yona Kesse Hannah Lamdan Pinhas Lavon David Livschitz Beryl Locker Kadish Luz Golda Meir Peretz Naftali Mordechai Namir Devorah Netzer Yaakov Nitzani Baruch Osnia Aharon Remez Yaakov-Shimshon Shapira Moshe Sharett Shneor Zalman Shazar Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit Shmuel Shoresh Joseph Shprinzak Yizhar Smilansky Rachel Tsabari Jenia Tversky Yisrael Yeshayahu Dov (Bernard) Yosef Senetta Yoseftal Haim Joseph Zadok



	4 30/11/1959 04/09/1961	Knesset Members: Joseph Aharon Almogi Zalman Aran Meir Argov Ami Assaf David Bar-Rav-Hai Moshe Baram Aharon Becker David Ben-Gurion Gideon Ben-Israel Herzl Berger Menahem Cohen Yitzhak Coren Moshe Dayan Amos Degani Abba Eban Yosef Efrati Levi Eshkol Yosef Fischer Akiva Govrin Israel Guri David Hacohen Asher Hassin Avraham Herzfeld Beba Idelson Israel Kargman Yona Kesse Hannah Lamdan Pinhas Lavon Kadish Luz Golda Meir Mordechai Namir Devorah Netzer Baruch Osnia Shimon Peres David Petel Pinhas Sapir Moshe Sardines Moshe Sharett Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit Shmuel Shoresh Yizhar Smilansky Rachel Tsabari Jenia Tversky Aharon Yadlin Yisrael Yeshayahu Giora Yoseftal Haim Joseph Zadok Mordechai Zar



	5 04/09/1961 22/11/1965	Knesset Members: Joseph Aharon Almogi Ari Ankorin Zalman Aran Meir Argov Ami Assaf David Bar-Rav-Hai Moshe Baram Aharon Becker David Ben-Gurion Gideon Ben-Israel Herzl Berger Menahem Cohen Yitzhak Coren Moshe Dayan Amos Degani Abba Eban Yosef Efrati Levi Eshkol Yosef Fischer Akiva Govrin Israel Guri David Hacohen Asher Hassin Avraham Herzfeld Beba Idelson Israel Kargman Yona Kesse Hannah Lamdan Kadish Luz Golda Meir Mordechai Namir Devorah Netzer Baruch Osnia Shimon Peres David Petel Pinhas Sapir Moshe Sardines Moshe Sharett Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit Shmuel Shoresh Yizhar Smilansky Rachel Tsabari Jenia Tversky Aharon Yadlin Yisrael Yeshayahu Giora Yoseftal Haim Joseph Zadok Mordechai Zar



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