Yisrael Hazaka
Encyclopedia
Yisrael Hazaka is a new political party in Israel
. It was established by former Labor Party MK Efraim Sneh
on 25 May 2008. It participated in the 2009 Knesset elections
but failed to pass the electoral threshold, not receiving any seats.
Although Israel uses the closed list
method of party list proportional representation, Yisrael Hazaka has announced that it will conduct a primary election open to the general public (after a party committee decides on who is eligible to run, given their contributions to the country) to determine its candidates for the Knesset.
Notable members include former Shinui
MK Erela Golan
(who wrote the party's policy on religion and state), and former Labor MK Michael Bar-Zohar
.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. It was established by former Labor Party MK Efraim Sneh
Efraim Sneh
Efraim Sneh is an Israeli politician, physician, and a retired Brigadier General in the Israel Defense Forces. He was a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party between 1992 and 2008 and served in several ministerial posts...
on 25 May 2008. It participated in the 2009 Knesset elections
Israeli legislative election, 2009
Elections for the 18th Knesset were held in Israel on 10 February 2009. These elections became necessary due to the resignation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as leader of the Kadima party, and the failure of his successor, Tzipi Livni, to form a coalition government...
but failed to pass the electoral threshold, not receiving any seats.
Background
The party was established in May 2008, and received its licence from the party registrar at the end of September.Although Israel uses the closed list
Closed list
Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can only vote for political parties as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected...
method of party list proportional representation, Yisrael Hazaka has announced that it will conduct a primary election open to the general public (after a party committee decides on who is eligible to run, given their contributions to the country) to determine its candidates for the Knesset.
Notable members include former Shinui
Shinui
Shinui is a Zionist, secular and anti-clerical free market liberal party and political movement in Israel. The party twice became the third largest in the Knesset, but both occasions were followed by a split and collapse; in 1977 the party won 15 seats as part of the Democratic Movement for...
MK Erela Golan
Erela Golan
Erela Golan is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shinui and the Secular Faction between 2003 and 2006.-Biography:Born in Petah Tikva, Golan gained a BA in theatre and an MA in biology, specialising in neurophysiology...
(who wrote the party's policy on religion and state), and former Labor MK Michael Bar-Zohar
Michael Bar-Zohar
Dr Michael Bar-Zohar is an Israeli historian, novelist and politician. His World War II-era nonfiction and fiction works have been published in English, French, Hebrew, and other languages. He was also a member of the Knesset on behalf of the Alignment and Labor Party during the 1980s and early...
.
Ideology
Party policies include:- Giving equal status to all streams of Judaism
- Not allowing enemy countries to have nuclear weapons
- Restoring and rebuilding the welfare state