Matzpen

Matzpen
מצפן
Socialist Organisation in Israel
Founded1962
Dissolved1980s
Split fromMaki
NewspaperMatzpen, Israca
IdeologyRevolutionary socialism
Anti-Zionism
Political positionFar-left

Matzpen (Hebrew: מצפן, lit. 'Compass'), founded in 1962, was an Israeli revolutionary socialist and anti-Zionist organisation. It was active until the 1980s. Its official name was the Socialist Organisation in Israel, but it became better known as Matzpen after its monthly publication.