- Unity Party (Israel)
The Unity Party (Hebrew: מפלגת האיחוד, "Mifleget HaIkhud"), officially the Unity Party for the Advancement and Education of the Society in Israel (Hebrew: מפלגת האיחוד לקידום ולחינוך החברה בישראל, "Mifleget HaIkhud leKidum ve-leHinukh haKhevra beYisrael") and originally known as Equality in Israel – Panthers (Hebrew: שוויון בישראל - פנתרים, "Shivion beYisrael – Panterim") was a short-lived political party in
Israel .Background
Equality in Israel – Panthers was formed on 11 November, 1980 by
Saadia Marciano . He had been elected to the Knesset on the list of theLeft Camp of Israel , a union of various left-wing groups, including Meri,Moked , theIndependent Socialist Faction and theIsraeli Black Panthers , but broke away soon after taking his seat in 1980 (the Left Camp had two seats which were held in rotation by five party members). As a member of the Black Panthers, Marciano took their name for his new party.In May 1981 he was joined by
Mordechai Elgrably , who had been elected to the Knesset on Dash's list, and had joined the Democratic Movement after the party split, before leaving to sit as an independent MK. A name change resulted in the party becoming known as the Unity Party.However, the party failed to cross the 1% electoral threshold in the June 1981 elections and subsequently disappeared.
Knesset Members
External links
* [http://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionPage_eng.asp?PG=60 Equality in Israel – Panthers] Knesset website en icon
* [http://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionPage_eng.asp?PG=56 Unity Party] Knesset website en icon
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