Alignment (Israel)

The Alignment ( , HaMa'arakh ) was an alliance of the major left-wing parties in Israel between the 1960s and 1990s. It was established in 1965 as an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda but was dissolved three years later when the two parties and Rafi formally merged into the Israeli Labor Party . In 1969 a new party known as the Alignment was established through an alliance of the Israeli Labor Party and Mapam , at the time holding 63 Knesset seats, the only party ever to have held an absolute majority of seats in the Knesset .

The Alignment ( , translit. HaMa'arakh ) is the name of two defunct Israeli political alliances. Each of these Alignment parties later merged into what is now the Labor Party . The first Alignment party was a 1965 alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda . The two parties continued to exist independently, but submitted joint candidate lists for elections. Often called the Labor Alignment, the alliance lasted three years until a 1968 merger with Rafi created the unitary Israeli Labor Party . The following year the Labor Party formed an alliance with Mapam , adopting the Alignment name. The two constituent parties remained separate, but with combined electoral campaigns and candidate lists. The second version of the Alignment lasted for more than two decades At its formation in 1969, the second Alignment had 63 of 120 Knesset seats, the only time a parliamentary group in Israel has ever held a parliamentary majority. Although their majority was lost in the 1969 elections , the 56 seats won by the Alignment remains the highest seat total won in an Israeli election. Geography and Politics in Israel Since 1967 .

Alignment politicians at a 1965 conference The Alignment ( , translit. HaMa'arakh ) is the name of two political alliances in Israel , both of which ended their existence by merging into the Israeli Labor Party . The first Alignment was a 1965 alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda . The two parties continued to exist independently, but submitted joint electoral lists. Often called the Labor Alignment, the alliance lasted three years until a merger with Rafi in 1968 created the unitary Israeli Labor Party. The following year the Labor Party formed an alliance with Mapam , readopting the Alignment name. The two constituent parties remained separate, but with combined electoral campaigns and candidate lists. The second version of the Alignment lasted for more than two decades. At its formation in 1969, the second Alignment had 63 of 120 Knesset seats, the only time a parliamentary group in Israel has ever held a parliamentary majority. Although its majority was lost in the 1969 election , the 56 seats won by the Alignment remains the highest seat total won in an Israeli election. Geography and Politics in Israel Since 1967 .

Political alliance (1965–1991) The Alignment ( ) was the name of two political alliances in Israel , both of which ended their existence by merging into the Israeli Labor Party . The first Alignment was a 1965 alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda . The two parties continued to exist independently, but submitted joint electoral lists. Often called the Labor Alignment, the alliance lasted three years until a merger with Rafi in 1968 created the unitary Israeli Labor Party. The following year the Labor Party formed an alliance with Mapam , readopting the Alignment name. The two constituent parties remained separate, but with combined electoral campaigns and candidate lists. The second version of the Alignment lasted for more than two decades. At its formation in 1969, the second Alignment had 63 of 120 Knesset seats, the only time a parliamentary group in Israel has ever held a parliamentary majority. Although its majority was lost in the 1969 election , the 56 seats won by the Alignment remains the highest seat total won in an Israeli election. Geography and Politics in Israel Since 1967 .