Mapai
Workers' Party of the Land of Israel מִפְלֶגֶת פּוֹעֲלֵי אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל | |
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| Leader | David Ben-Gurion (1930–54) Moshe Sharett (1954–55) David Ben-Gurion (1955–63) Levi Eshkol (1963–68) |
| Founders | David Ben-Gurion Yosef Sprinzak |
| Founded | 5 January 1930 |
| Dissolved | 23 January 1968 |
| Merger of | Ahdut HaAvoda Hapoel Hatzair |
| Merged into | Israeli Labor Party |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv |
| Newspaper | Davar |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| National affiliation | Alignment (1965–1968) |
| International affiliation | Socialist International |
| Regional affiliation | Asian Socialist Conference |
| Colours | Red |
| Most MKs | 47 (1959) |
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Mapai (מַפָּא״י, an abbreviation for מִפְלֶגֶת פּוֹעֲלֵי אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, Mifleget Poalei Eretz Yisrael, lit. 'Workers' Party of the Land of Israel') was a Labor Zionist and democratic socialist political party in Israel and the dominant force in Israeli politics before merging into the Israeli Labor Party in January 1968. During Mapai's time in office, a wide range of progressive reforms were carried out, as characterised by the establishment of a welfare state, urban rehabilitation, compulsory education, and new rights in the workplace.