Ya'ad ( he, יעד, ''Destiny'') was a short-lived, one-man

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

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 ...

. It is not related to the other political party of the same name, Ya'ad – Civil Rights Movement.

Background

The party was formed on 14 September 1978 during the

ninth Knesset Legislative elections were held in Israel on 17 May 1977 to elect the ninth Knesset. For the first time in Israeli political history, the right wing, led by Likud, won a plurality of seats, ending almost 30 years of rule by the left-wing Alignme ...

Assaf Yaguri Assaf Yaguri ( he, אסף יגורי, 13 February 1931 – 18 March 2000) was an Israeli soldier and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Democratic Movement for Change and Ya'ad between 1977 and 1981. Biography Born in Yagur ...

after the spectacular breakup of

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. However, it disappeared after the 1981 elections when it failed to pass the

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External links

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