The Israeli Druze Faction ( ar, الكتلة الدرزية الإسرائيلية, ''al-Ketla al-Druzia al-Isra'iliah'', he, הסיעה הדרוזית הישראלית, ''HaSia'a HaDruzit HaYisraelit'', also labelled as the 'Druze Party') was a short-lived, one-man
political faction
A political faction is a group of individuals that share a common political purpose but differs in some respect to the rest of the entity. A faction within a group or political party may include fragmented sub-factions, "parties within a party," ...
in
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
.
History
The party was established on 11 April 1967 during the
sixth Knesset, when
Jabr Muadi
Sheikh Jabr Muadi ( ar, جبر داهش معدي; he, ג'בר מועדי, born 1 April 1919, died 19 May 2009) was an Israeli Druze politician who served as a member of the Knesset for seven different parties between 1951 and 1981.
Biography
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Cooperation and Brotherhood
Cooperation and Brotherhood ( he, שיתוף ואחווה, ''Shituf VeAhva''; ar, مشاركة وأخوة) was an Arab satellite list in Israel.
History
Cooperation and Brotherhood was an Israeli Arab organisation formed to participate in the ...
.
Mergers and Splits Among Parliamentary Groups
Knesset website
Before the 1969 elections, Muadi joined Progress and Development
Progress and Development ( he, קידמה ופיתוח, ''Kidma VePituah''; ar, تقدم وتطور) was an Arab satellite list in Israel.
History
Progress and Development was established in 1959, drawing its support from the Galilee area. Like ...
, thus effectively swapping parties with Elias Nakhleh, who had begun the session as a member of Progress and Development, then left to set up the Jewish–Arab Brotherhood before joining Cooperation and Brotherhood.
See also
*Politics of Israel
Politics in Israel are dominated by Zionist parties. They traditionally fall into three camps, the first two being the largest: Labor Zionism, Revisionist Zionism and Religious Zionism. There are also several non-Zionist Orthodox religious pa ...
References
External links
Druze Party
Knesset website
Arab political parties in Israel
Defunct political parties in Israel
Political parties established in 1967
1967 establishments in Israel
Political parties disestablished in 1969
1969 disestablishments in Israel
Druze community in Israel
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