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as it gained 36.6% of the vote, an improvement of 12%, and 47 seats. However, Likud took 48, allowing Begin to form the government with the help of small right-wing and religious parties. Ratz briefly merged into the Alignment, but broke away again. Nevertheless, by the end of the Knesset session the
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The party's internal divisions were also beginning to show. Mapam broke away, as did Progress and Development and the Arab List for Bedouins and Villagers, who had both come under the Alignment umbrella during Rabin's tenure. Although Mapam returned to the fold shortly afterward, the two Arab parties
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Peres and new Likud leader Yitzhak Shamir agreed to share power, with Peres Prime Minister for the first two years of the Knesset term and Shamir for the last two. When Shamir took over, Shinui left the coalition. The Alignment ended the session with six less MKs, as Mapam broke away from the party,
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The Labor Party entered into an alliance with Mapam on 28 January 1969. The Alignment name was still well-known, and was re-used for the new alliance. At the time, the Labor Party held 55 seats, and Mapam eight, giving the new Alignment a majority of 63 seats in the 120-seat Knesset.
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resulted in stalemate. Although the Alignment won 44 seats to Likud's 41, it could not muster enough support from suitable smaller parties to form a government (the next largest party had only five seats, and two of the small left-wing parties,
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was also ambiguous, with Likud winning 40 seats and the Alignment 39. Another power-sharing arrangement was made, and the coalition again had 97 members, consisting of Likud, the Alignment, the National Religious Party, Shas, Agudat Israel and
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Before the Commission could publish its results, an election was held. Anger at the government was not significantly noticeable, as the Alignment still won 39.6% of the vote and 51 seats. More significantly, the new major right-wing party,
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parties Shas, Agudat Israel and Degel HaTorah and the left-wing Mapam, Ratz and Shinui. Ultimately the bid failed, and the Alignment was kicked out of the coalition for the last two years of the Knesset's term. The party also lost one MK,
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Shortly before the election, the Alignment party suffered another major blow when Rabin announced that US President Jimmy Carter supported the Israeli idea of defensive borders. Peres led the party into the
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in a leadership contest. This battle led to a long-term falling out between the two, after Rabin described Peres as an "indefatigable intriguer" in his autobiography. Rabin formed a new government with
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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
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On 7 October 1991 the Independent Liberals formally merged into the Israeli Labor Party. As the Independent Liberals were the sole remaining Alignment members, the alliance ceased to exist.
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In the election the Alignment won 36.7% of the vote and 45 of the 120 Knesset seats, enough to comfortably beat Gahal, which had only won 26, though not as many as Mapai had won in the
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despite his party not being in the coalition. Dayan accepted the offer, and was expelled from the party. After sitting as an independent MK, he founded
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were not viewed as potential coalition partners due to their radical left-wing views). However, the Likud found itself in the same situation (
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The seventh Knesset also covered the event that played a major part in the party's downfall. On 6 October 1973, as Israelis were observing
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base. Rabin resigned over the former incident, and Peres took over as prime minister just a short time before the next elections.
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being impossible to work with). The result was a grand coalition of the Alignment, Likud, the National Religious Party,
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party had more seats than its rival as two Likud MKs had defected to join it. The Alignment was also boosted when the
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Although the disastrous Yom Kippur War was a factor in the party's heavy defeat, allegations of corruption and
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However, in 1990 Peres made a bid for sole power through the creation of a narrow 61-seat coalition with the
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Further embarrassment for the Alignment was brought about as Begin offered Moshe Dayan the position of
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had a foreign currency bank account, illegal in Israel at the time; the episode becoming known as the
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in the Knesset. This was necessary as many Likud MKs had broken away to form opposition parties (
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refused to join the Labor Party, and left Rafi before the merger. He formed a new party, the
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until 1970 when Gahal resigned after the government had decided in principle to adopt the
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unhappy at the power-sharing agreement with Shamir. The party also lost one MK to Ratz (
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regarding illegitimate financial transactions by senior members of the party, notably
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However, the Alignment still had an important role to play, as it helped pass the
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joined the alliance in 1984, though they held no seats of their own at the time.
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Despite losing Dayan, the party picked up two more seats as former Dash MKs
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helped the party's popularity, and led to its comprehensive victory in the
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Peace Process: American Diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict Since 1967
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permanently broke their ties with Alignment. Instead, they created the
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before joining Likud. The affair later became known in Israel as "
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Alignment politicians at a 1965 conference. From left to right:
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When Levi Eshkol died on 26 February 1969, he was succeeded by
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was set up to examine the circumstances that led to the war.
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Alignment for the Unity of the Workers of the Land of Israel
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The following year the Labor Party formed an alliance with
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During the Knesset session, the party gained one seat as
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On 23 January 1968, Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda merged with
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2283: 2281: 2278: 2276: 2273: 2271: 2268: 2266: 2263: 2261: 2258: 2256: 2253: 2251: 2248: 2246: 2243: 2241: 2238: 2236: 2233: 2231: 2228: 2226: 2223: 2221: 2218: 2216: 2213: 2211: 2208: 2206: 2203: 2201: 2198: 2196: 2193: 2191: 2190:Gesher (2019) 2188: 2186: 2183: 2181: 2180:Gesher (1996) 2178: 2176: 2173: 2171: 2168: 2166: 2163: 2161: 2158: 2156: 2153: 2151: 2148: 2146: 2143: 2141: 2138: 2136: 2133: 2131: 2128: 2126: 2123: 2121: 2118: 2116: 2113: 2111: 2108: 2106: 2103: 2101: 2098: 2096: 2093: 2091: 2088: 2086: 2083: 2081: 2078: 2076: 2073: 2071: 2068: 2066: 2065:Ahdut HaAvoda 2063: 2061: 2058: 2057: 2055: 2051: 2045: 2042: 2040: 2037: 2033: 2030: 2029: 2028: 2025: 2023: 2020: 2018: 2015: 2013: 2010: 2008: 2005: 2003: 2002:Secular Right 2000: 1998: 1995: 1993: 1990: 1988: 1985: 1983: 1980: 1978: 1975: 1973: 1970: 1968: 1965: 1963: 1960: 1958: 1955: 1953: 1950: 1948: 1945: 1943: 1940: 1938: 1935: 1933: 1930: 1928: 1925: 1924: 1922: 1920:parliamentary 1916: 1910: 1907: 1905: 1902: 1900: 1897: 1893: 1890: 1888: 1885: 1884: 1883: 1880: 1878: 1875: 1873: 1870: 1868: 1867:Otzma Yehudit 1865: 1861: 1860:Degel HaTorah 1858: 1856: 1853: 1852: 1851: 1848: 1846: 1843: 1839: 1836: 1835: 1834: 1831: 1829: 1826: 1824: 1821: 1819: 1816: 1815: 1813: 1811:Parliamentary 1809: 1805: 1798: 1793: 1791: 1786: 1784: 1779: 1778: 1775: 1768: 1765: 1764: 1760: 1751: 1745: 1741: 1736: 1735: 1729: 1723: 1720: 1715: 1713:9783663057635 1709: 1705: 1704: 1696: 1694: 1690: 1685: 1679: 1675: 1674: 1666: 1664: 1660: 1653: 1646: 1645: 1641: 1621:685,363 (#2) 1618: 1614: 1610: 1600: 1593: 1590: 1587: 1583: 1581: 1578: 1577: 1573: 1563: 1556: 1553: 1551:708,536 (#2) 1550: 1548: 1545: 1544: 1540: 1537: 1523: 1516: 1513: 1511:430,023 (#2) 1510: 1508: 1505: 1504: 1500: 1490: 1483: 1480: 1477: 1473: 1471: 1468: 1467: 1463: 1460: 1446: 1439: 1436: 1433: 1429: 1427: 1424: 1423: 1419: 1416: 1412: 1402: 1395: 1392: 1389: 1385: 1383: 1380: 1379: 1375: 1372: 1369: 1366: 1363: 1360: 1357: 1356: 1350: 1344: 1343:Yitzhak Artzi 1341: 1339: 1336: 1334: 1331: 1329: 1326: 1323: 1321: 1320: 1317: 1314: 1312: 1309: 1307: 1304: 1302: 1299: 1296: 1294: 1293: 1290: 1287: 1285: 1282: 1280: 1277: 1275: 1272: 1269: 1267: 1266: 1263: 1259: 1256: 1254: 1249: 1245: 1242: 1239: 1237: 1236: 1233: 1229: 1226: 1224: 1221: 1219: 1216: 1214: 1211: 1208: 1206: 1205: 1202: 1198: 1197:Yitzhak Rabin 1194: 1191: 1189: 1186: 1184: 1181: 1179: 1176: 1173: 1171: 1170: 1166: 1163: 1160: 1157: 1153: 1143: 1140: 1138: 1135: 1133: 1132:Labor Zionism 1130: 1128: 1127:Ahdut HaAvoda 1125: 1123: 1122: 1119: 1116: 1114: 1111: 1109: 1108:Labor Zionism 1106: 1104: 1101: 1099: 1098: 1094: 1091: 1088: 1084: 1075: 1071: 1067: 1065: 1064:Yitzhak Rabin 1061: 1059: 1055: 1053: 1049: 1048: 1044: 1042: 1039: 1037: 1033: 1029: 1024: 1019: 1017: 1016:Degel HaTorah 1012: 1007: 1005: 1001: 997: 993: 992:Yitzhak Artzi 989: 983: 981: 977: 973: 972:Agudat Israel 969: 965: 961: 956: 951: 949: 944: 937: 936:Star of David 932: 925: 923: 921: 917: 913: 908: 906: 902: 898: 894: 890: 886: 882: 878: 873: 871: 867: 862: 860: 856: 852: 847: 845: 841: 840:Agudat Israel 837: 833: 829: 825: 819: 817: 813: 809: 805: 801: 797: 793: 792:Yadlin affair 788: 786: 783:and then the 782: 778: 774: 770: 764: 762: 758: 753: 749: 748:Yitzhak Rabin 745: 743: 739: 735: 729: 727: 723: 719: 715: 711: 702: 695: 693: 691: 690:Meir Avizohar 686: 684: 680: 676: 672: 668: 664: 660: 655: 653: 649: 644: 638: 633: 626: 624: 622: 621:National List 618: 614: 610: 605: 603: 599: 595: 591: 587: 583: 579: 575: 571: 567: 562: 560: 556: 555:Liberal Party 552: 548: 544: 540: 539:Ahdut HaAvoda 536: 532: 524: 520: 513: 509: 505: 504:Reuven Barkat 501: 497: 493: 492:Aharon Becker 488: 477: 474: 472: 469: 467: 464: 463: 460: 456: 451: 446: 443: 442:Ahdut HaAvoda 439: 436: 432: 429: 426: 422: 419: 416: 414: 410: 407: 406:Labor Zionism 403: 400: 398: 394: 391: 388: 384: 380: 376: 372: 368: 365: 362: 358: 354: 349: 334: 328: 326: 324: 323:1969 election 319: 317: 312: 310: 306: 305:Ahdut HaAvoda 302: 297: 295: 291: 287: 282: 276: 267: 263: 251: 248: 246: 243: 241: 238: 237: 234: 230: 225: 220: 216: 210: 206: 202: 198: 193: 188: 183: 178: 173: 168: 167:Ahdut HaAvoda 164: 159: 156: 152: 149: 146: 142: 139: 136: 134: 130: 127: 123: 119: 115: 114:Labor Zionism 111: 108: 106: 102: 99: 96: 92: 86: 82: 76: 72: 67: 61: 60:Yitzhak Rabin 56: 51: 48: 44: 40: 35: 20: 2335:Left Faction 2250:Independence 2090:Center Party 1997:Pirate Party 1962:Derekh Eretz 1733: 1722: 1702: 1672: 1585: 1536:Shimon Peres 1475: 1431: 1387: 1316:Ezer Weizman 1201:Shimon Peres 1070:Shimon Peres 1068:1977–1991 – 1062:1974–1977 – 1056:1969–1974 – 1050:1965–1968 – 1040: 1020: 1008: 984: 952: 940: 916:David Golomb 909: 901:Ariel Sharon 874: 863: 859:Mizrahi Jews 848: 820: 800:Avraham Ofer 796:Asher Yadlin 789: 765: 752:Shimon Peres 746: 730: 707: 687: 656: 645: 641: 611:to form the 606: 594:Israeli Arab 563: 530: 518: 516: 320: 313: 298: 261: 259: 117: 66:Shimon Peres 2610:Unity Party 2480:Oz LaAniyim 2165:Free Centre 2039:Yerushalmim 2017:U'Bizchutan 1972:Green Party 1611:Government 1574:Opposition 1541:Opposition 1501:Government 1464:Government 1420:Government 1415:Levi Eshkol 1232:Yair Tzaban 1228:Meir Ya'ari 1188:Centre-left 1118:Levi Eshkol 1113:Centre-left 1076:Composition 1052:Levi Eshkol 988:Yossi Sarid 897:Yosef Tamir 773:Aryeh Eliav 742:Moshe Dayan 683:Rogers Plan 659:Six-Day War 574:Levi Eshkol 508:Yigal Allon 500:Levi Eshkol 418:Centre-left 390:Labor Party 364:Levi Eshkol 158:Labor Party 138:Centre-left 98:Labor Party 50:Levi Eshkol 2693:Categories 2550:Shlomtzion 2475:One Nation 2470:One Israel 1977:The Greens 1654:References 1584:724,074 (# 1474:621,183 (# 1459:Golda Meir 1430:632,135 (# 1386:443,379 (# 1333:Liberalism 1324:1984–1991 1297:1984–1986 1270:1981–1984 1240:1974–1977 1209:1968–1984 1193:Golda Meir 1174:1968–1991 1167:Leader(s) 1058:Golda Meir 1028:Efraim Gur 885:One Israel 832:Shlomtzion 710:Yom Kippur 648:Golda Meir 557:, to form 547:right-wing 281:HaMa'arakh 213:Fewest MKs 126:Liberalism 55:Golda Meir 2580:Third Way 2220:HaTzeirim 2032:New Right 1952:Brit Olam 1927:Ale Yarok 1899:Democrats 1823:Yesh Atid 1767:Alignment 1358:Election 1284:Left-wing 1223:Left-wing 1218:Socialism 1164:Position 1161:Ideology 1137:Left-wing 1092:Position 1089:Ideology 912:Meir Amit 476:Elections 378:Dissolved 275:romanized 262:Alignment 250:Elections 207:63 (1969) 199:(1984–91) 194:(1984–86) 189:(1981–84) 184:(1974–77) 179:(1974–76) 174:(1965–68) 169:(1965–68) 160:(1968–91) 122:Socialism 118:Factions: 84:Dissolved 68:(1977–91) 62:(1974–77) 57:(1969–74) 24:Alignment 2390:Mizrachi 2225:Hatzohar 1904:New Hope 1730:(2005). 1629:39 / 120 1596:44 / 120 1559:47 / 120 1519:32 / 120 1486:51 / 120 1442:56 / 120 1398:45 / 120 1306:Centrism 962:and the 879:and the 851:nepotism 592:and two 553:and the 397:Ideology 204:Most MKs 105:Ideology 2585:Tzalash 2455:New Way 2405:Morasha 2400:Moledet 2375:Mekhora 2210:Hatikva 2053:Defunct 1376:Status 1373:Leader 1095:Leader 980:Morasha 812:Sabbath 529:, lit. 370:Founded 344:‎ 277::  74:Founded 30:‎ 2570:Tehiya 2560:Tafnit 2545:Shinui 2380:Meretz 2370:Meimad 2325:Leader 2310:Kulanu 2305:Kadima 2215:Hatnua 2200:HaOlim 2027:Yamina 2022:Yachad 2012:Tzomet 1918:Extra- 1882:Hadash 1746:  1710:  1680:  1367:Seats 1361:Votes 1338:Centre 1311:Centre 1155:Years 1004:Yachad 960:Hadash 920:Shinui 893:Tehiya 842:, and 814:on an 584:, the 523:Hebrew 290:Israel 266:Hebrew 52:(1969) 2635:Yahad 2630:Ya'ad 2575:Telem 2465:Ometz 2410:Moria 2395:Moked 2365:Mapam 2360:Mapai 2320:La'am 2315:Labor 2235:Herut 2170:Gahal 2044:Zehut 2007:Telem 1942:Balad 1892:Ta'al 1818:Likud 1624:30.0 1591:34.9 1554:36.6 1514:24.6 1481:39.6 1437:46.2 1393:36.7 1301:Yahad 1213:Mapam 1178:Labor 1158:Name 1103:Mapai 1086:Name 926:1980s 870:Telem 857:over 734:Likud 718:Syria 714:Egypt 696:1970s 582:Mapam 559:Gahal 551:Herut 535:Mapai 438:Mapai 316:Mapam 301:Mapai 270:המערך 192:Yahad 172:Mapai 163:Mapam 28:המערך 2660:Yiud 2565:Tami 2525:Ratz 2520:Rafi 2385:Meri 2350:Maki 2300:Kach 2245:Hetz 2080:Atid 2070:Ahva 1909:Noam 1887:Maki 1828:Shas 1744:ISBN 1708:ISBN 1678:ISBN 1617:1988 1580:1984 1547:1981 1507:1977 1470:1973 1426:1969 1382:1965 1370:+/– 1274:Ratz 976:Shas 968:Kach 914:and 903:and 895:and 844:Dash 804:Leah 798:and 775:and 757:Ratz 716:and 677:and 609:Rafi 600:and 568:and 566:1951 537:and 510:and 381:1968 373:1965 309:Rafi 303:and 260:The 187:Ratz 2460:Noy 2340:Lev 2145:Dor 1740:182 1038:". 288:in 2695:: 2105:Da 1742:. 1692:^ 1662:^ 1639:5 1588:) 1570:15 1530:19 1478:) 1453:11 1434:) 1390:) 1364:% 1018:. 978:, 974:, 922:. 891:, 887:, 872:. 838:, 740:, 673:, 623:. 604:. 588:, 580:, 525:: 506:, 502:, 498:, 494:, 296:. 272:, 268:: 1796:e 1789:t 1782:v 1752:. 1716:. 1686:. 1607:3 1586:1 1497:5 1476:1 1432:1 1409:3 1388:1 998:( 521:( 264:(

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Levi Eshkol
Golda Meir
Yitzhak Rabin
Shimon Peres
Labor Party
Ideology
Social democracy
Labor Zionism
Socialism
Liberalism
Political position
Centre-left
Socialist International
Labor Party
Mapam
Ahdut HaAvoda
Mapai
Progress and Development
Arab List for Bedouin and Villagers
Ratz
Yahad
Independent Liberals

Politics of Israel
Political parties
Elections
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romanized
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