| The Democratic Front for Peace and Equality החזית הדמוקרטית לשלום ולשוויון |
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| Founded | 1970s |
| Leader | Mohammad Barakeh |
| Number of MPs at height of power | 5 (1977) |
| Political ideology | Communism Socialism |
| International Affiliation | none |
| Headquarters | ? |
| Colour(s) | Red |
| Website | www.hadash.org.il |
| See also the Politics of Israel series | |
Hadash (Hebrew: חד"ש) is a left-wing political party in Israel. Mohammad Barakeh (מוחמד ברכה محمد بركة born July 29, 1955) is an Israeli Arab politician and General Secretary of the Hadash Movement The Elections for the ninth Knesset were held on 17 May 1977. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Politics of Israel takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Israel is Israel's Political system is based on Proportional representation which allows for a Multi-party system with numerous parties For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Hadash defines itself as a 'Jewish-Arab Party'. Most of its voters and leaders are Israeli Arab citizens of Israel. Arab citizens of Israel refers to Arabs or Arabic -speaking people who are Citizens of Israel who are not Jewish. It has three legislators in the Israeli parliament, the Knesset. For Beit Knesset a Jewish Place of worship, see Synagogue. The Knesset (כנסת lit
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Name
As is the case with many political parties in Israel, Hadash is an acronym, standing for haHazit haDemokratit leSHalom veleShivyon (Hebrew: החזית הדמוקרטית לשלום ולשוויון), translated as The Democratic Front for Peace and Equality, and is also the Hebrew word for "new", a possible reference to its main founder, Rakah (a Hebrew acronym for New Communist List). Maki (מק"י an acronym for HaMiflega HaKomunistit HaYisraelit (המפלגה הקומוניסטית הישראלית lit In Arabic, the party is known as al-Jabha al-Dimokratiya lil-Salam wa'al-Musawa (Arabic: الجبهه الدمقراطية للسلام والمساواة)
Background
Hadash was formed during the term of the eighth Knesset when Rakah joined with several non-parliamentary groups, including some members of the Black Panthers (several others joined the Left Camp of Israel) and other left-wing non-communist groups. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language The Elections for the eighth Knesset were held on 31 December 1973. Maki (מק"י an acronym for HaMiflega HaKomunistit HaYisraelit (המפלגה הקומוניסטית הישראלית lit The Black Panthers (הפנתרים השחורים HaPanterim HaShhorim) are an Israeli protest movement of second-generation Jewish immigrants from Middle Eastern The Left Camp of Israel ( Hebrew: מחנה שמאל לישראל Mekhaney Smol le-Yisrael) was a left-wing political party in Israel
Within the Hadash movement, Rakah (which was renamed Maki, a Hebrew acronym for Israeli Communist Party, in 1989) has retained its independent status. Maki (מק"י an acronym for HaMiflega HaKomunistit HaYisraelit (המפלגה הקומוניסטית הישראלית lit
In the 1996 elections the party ran a joint list with Balad. Elections for the fourteenth Knesset were held in Israel alongside the first ever election for Prime Minister on 29 May, 1996. Balad (בל"ד an acronym for Brit Le'umit Demokratit (ברית לאומית דמוקרטית lit Together they won five seats, but split during the Knesset term,[1] with Hadash reduced to three seats. In the 2003 elections Hadash ran on another joint list, this time with Ahmed Tibi's Ta'al. Elections for the 16th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 January 2003. Dr Ahmad Tibi (أحمد الطيبي אחמד טיבי sometimes spelt Ahmed Tibi, born 19 December 1958) is an Israeli politician and leader of Ta'al (תע"ל an acronym for Tnu'a Aravit LeHithadshut (תנועה ערבית להתחדשות lit The list won three seats,[2] but again split during the parliamentary session, leaving Hadash with two MKs.
Policies and ideology
The party supports evacuation of all Israeli settlements, a complete withdrawal by Israel from all territories occupied as a result of the 1967 Six-day War, and the establishment of a Palestinian state in those territories. Israeli settlements are communities inhabited by Israelis in territory that was captured as a result of Jordanian attacks during the 1967 Six-Day War. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Background Suez Crisis aftermath The Suez Crisis of 1956 represented a military defeat but a political victory for Egypt It also supports the right of return or compensation for Palestinian refugees. [3] In addition to issues of peace and security, Hadash is also known for being active on social and environmental issues. [4]
Hadash defines itself as a non-Zionist party, originally in keeping with Marxist opposition to nationalism. History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the Marxism is the political philosophy and practice derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. It calls for recognition of Palestinian Arabs as a national minority within Israel. [5]
Representation in the Knesset
In the elections of 2006 Hadash received 3 Knesset seats, out of 120. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. For Beit Knesset a Jewish Place of worship, see Synagogue. The Knesset (כנסת lit [6]
Current Knesset Members
Former Knesset Members
References
- ^ Hadash-Balad Knesset website
- ^ Hadash-Ta'al Knesset website
- ^ Political Parties & Platforms: Israel Votes 2006 - Israeli Democracy in Action. Mohammad Barakeh (מוחמד ברכה محمد بركة born July 29, 1955) is an Israeli Arab politician and General Secretary of the Hadash Movement Dr Hana Sweid (حنا سويد חנא סוייד also spelt Hanna Swaid, born 27 March 1955) is an Israeli Arab politician and member Dov Khenin (דב חנין born 10 January 1958) is an Israeli political-scientist lawyer and Knesset member for the leftist Hadash Tamar Gozansky (תמר גוז'נסקי also spelt Tamar Gozhansky, born 3 October 1940) is an Israeli politician Issam Makhoul (عصام مخول עיסאם מח'ול born 18 July 1952) is an Israeli politician Tawfiq Ziad (توفيق زيّاد תאופיק זיאד also spelt Tawfik Zayyad, 7 May 1929 – 5 July 1994) was an Retrieved 28 July 2006.
- ^ Zionism and Israel - Encyclopedic Dictionary: Zionism and Israel Information Center. Retrieved 28 July 2006.
- ^ Hadash Election Manifesto 2006 (in Hebrew) Retrieved 16 March 2007
- ^ Elections in Israel March 2006: Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 28 July 2006
External links
- Official website (Arabic)
- Official website (Hebrew)
- Party history Knesset website (English)
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