Israel has numerous minor political parties. Under the proportional representation electoral system used to elect members of the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

, parties required only 1% of the vote to win a seat in the legislature until the 1992 elections, when the electoral threshold was increased to 1.5%. this was raised to 3.25% prior to the 2015 elections. This article lists all parties to have contested a Knesset election, but failed to win seats. },'' Miflaga Mitkademet Liberalit Demokratit'') , - , Lehem (''Bread''), , align=center, 2006, 2009, , Party name was an acronym for "United Society Warriors" ( he, לוחמי חברה מאוחדים, ''Lohamey Hevra Meuhadim'') , - , Lev LaOlim (''Heart to the Immigrants''), , align=center, 1999, 2006, 2009, , Party for immigrants from Central Asia. Also known as "Lev". , - , Liberal–Economic Power, , align=center, 2020, , Libertarian party established in 2019 by former members of

Zehut Zehut () was a right-libertarian and nationalist political party in Israel founded in 2015 by Moshe Feiglin. Its platform was centered around promoting individual liberty, including economic freedom, and annexing the West Bank. The party also a ...

; originally known as the New Liberal Party. , - , Likud – Popular Economic Movement, , align=center, 1955, , , - , List for Aliyah, , align=center, 1981, , , - , List for the Land of Israel, , align=center, 1969, , Headed by Israel Eldad, composed of members of the

Movement for Greater Israel The Movement for Greater Israel ( he, התנועה למען ארץ ישראל השלמה, ''HaTenu'a Lema'an Eretz Yisrael HaSheleima'', officially called themselves in English ''Land of Israel Movement'') was a political organisation in Israel du ...

, - , Living with Dignity, , align=center, 2013, 2015, , , - ,

Man's Rights in the Family Party The Man's Rights in the Family Party ( he, מפלגת זכויות הגבר במשפחה - רע"ש, ''Miflega Zkhuyot HaGever BeMishpaha - Ra'ash'') was a minor political party in Israel headed by Yaakov Schlusser. Background In 1996, Schlusser ...

, , align=center, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009, , Contested the 1999 and 2006 elections under the name "Justice for All" , - , Moreshet Avot (''Heritage of the Fathers''), , align=center, 1999, 2013, 2015, , Headed by

Yosef Ba-Gad Yosef Ba-Gad ( he, יוסף בא-גד, born 10 February 1932) is an Israeli former Rosh Yeshiva and politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1992 and 1996. Biography Ba-Gad was born in the Jerusalem neighbourhood of Motza during ...

. Contested the 2015 elections under the name "Social Leadership". , - , Movement for Brotherhood, , align=center, 1965, , , - , Movement for Demobilised Soldiers, , align=center, 1988, , , - , Movement for Democracy and Aliyah, , align=center, 1992, , Russian immigrant party, commonly known as "Da" (the party's abbreviation, and the Russian word for "Yes") , - , Movement for Mortgage Affected, Homeless and Demobilised Soldiers, , align=center, 1992, , , - , Movement for Moshavim, , align=center, 1988, , Headed by Ra'anan Naim , - , Movement for Social Equality, , align=center, 1973, , Headed by

Avner Shaki Avner-Hai Shaki ( he, אבנר-חי שאקי, 5 February 1926 - 28 May 2005) was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Biography Born in Safed during the Mandate era, Shaki studied law, gai ...

, - , Movement for Social Justice, , align=center, 1988, , Headed by Rafael Suissa , - , Movement for the Homeland, , align=center, 1984, , , - ,

Movement for the Renewal of Social Zionism The Movement for the Renewal of Social Zionism ( he, תנועה להתחדשות ציונית חברתית, ''Tenoa'a LeHithadshut Tzionut Hevratit'') was a short-lived minor List of political parties in Israel, political party in Israel. Backgro ...

, , align=center, 1977, 1984, , Headed by

Mordechai Ben-Porat Mordechai Ben-Porat ( he, מרדכי בן-פורת ar, مردخاي بن بورات; 12 September 1923 – 3 January 2022) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset in two spells between 1965 until 1984, and as Minister wi ...

; held a seat in the Knesset between 1983 and 1984 after Ben-Porat left

Telem Telem can be any of the following: *In the Hebrew Bible: **a porter of the temple in the time of Ezra (10:24). **a town in the southern border of Judah (Josh. 15:24); probably the same as Telaim. * Telem (1981 political party), a former political p ...

, - , , , align=center, 1984, , , - , National Union, , align=center, 1959, , Headed by

Shlomo Cohen-Tzidon Shlomo Cohen-Tzidon ( he, שלמה כהן-צידון, 15 February 1923 - 16 February 2012) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Gahal and the Free Centre between 1966 and 1969. Biography Born in Alexandria in Egypt ...

, - ,

Natural Law Party The Natural Law Party (NLP) is a transnational party founded in 1992 on "the principles of Transcendental Meditation", the laws of nature, and their application to all levels of government. At its peak, it was active in up to 74 countries; it con ...

, , align=center, 1992, 1999, , , - , Negev Party, , align=center, 1999, , , - , Nes (''Miracle''), , align=center, 1965, , Headed by

Abie Nathan Avraham "Abie" Nathan ( he, אברהם "אייבי" נתן, 29 April 1927 – 27 August 2008) was an Israeli humanitarian and peace activist. He founded the Voice of Peace radio station. When he died the president of Israel Shimon Peres said about ...

, - , New Arab Party, , align=center, 1999, , , - , New Generation, , align=center, 1977, , , - , New Immigrants Front, , align=center, 1959, , , - , New Immigrants' List, , align=center, 1955, , , - , New Liberal Party, , align=center, 1992, , Formed in 1990 as a breakaway from

Likud Likud ( he, הַלִּיכּוּד, HaLikud, The Consolidation), officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement, is a major centre-right to right-wing political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sha ...

and held three seats going into the 1992 elections. , - , On Wheels, , align=center, 1992, , , - ,

One Israel One Israel ( he, ישראל אחת, ''Yisrael Ahat'') was an alliance of the Labor Party, Meimad and Gesher created to run for the 1999 Knesset elections. Background One Israel was formed by Labor leader Ehud Barak in the run-up to the 19 ...

, , align=center, 1981, , Formed by Yitzhak Yitzhaky in 1980 after he left

and held a single seat going into the 1981 elections. , - , Or (''Light''), , align=center, 2009, 2013, 2015, , Headed by Yaron Yadan, focussed on the separation of religion and state. , - , Or Movement, , align=center, 1988, , , - , Original Religious List, , align=center, 1955, , , - , Otzma (''Strength''), , align=center, 1981, , Headed by

Rafael Halperin Rafael Halperin ( he, רפאל הלפרין; 1924 – 20 August 2011) was an Austrian-born Israeli Orthodox rabbi, businessman, athlete, professional wrestler, and bodybuilder. Biography Halperin was born in Vienna to Austrian Jewish parents i ...

, - , Oz LaAniyim (''Strength to the Poor''), , align=center, 2006, , , - , Peace List, , align=center, 1965, , Rafi Arab satellite list , - , Peace List, , align=center, 1969, , Headed by

Gadi Yatziv Professor Gadi Yatziv ( he, גדי יציב, born 5 April 1937, died 25 September 2004) was an Israeli academic and politician who briefly served as a member of the Knesset for Mapam in 1988. Biography Born in kibbutz Na'an during the Mandate e ...

, - , Pensioners, , align=center, 1988, , , - , Pensioners' List, , align=center, 1981, , , - , Pensioners, Immigrants and Senior Citizens, , align=center, 1992, , , - , Pikanti, , align=center, 1992, , , - , Pirate Party, , align=center, 2013, 2015, Apr. 2019, Sept. 2019, 2020, , Based on the international Pirate Party model, and headed by former Holocaust Survivors and Ale Yarok Alumni leader Ohad Shem-Tov. , - , Pnina Rosenblum, , align=center, 1999, , Headed by

Pnina Rosenblum Pnina Rosenblum ( he, פנינה רוזנבלום, born ) is an Israeli businesswoman, model, media personality, and a former politician. Former Knesset parliament member for Likud from 2005 to 2006. Biography Pnina Rosenblum was born in Petah ...

, - ,

Popular Arab Bloc The Popular Arab Bloc ( he, הגוש העממי הערבי, ''HaGush Ha'Amami HaAravi'') was an Arab satellite list that contested the 1949 Israeli Constituent Assembly election. The list was launched by Mapam, just three weeks before the electi ...

, , align=center, 1949, , Mapam Arab satellite list , - , Popular Movement, , align=center, 1973, , Headed by Asher Hassin , - , Power for Pensioners, , align=center, 1999, , Headed by Gideon Ben-Yisrael , - , Progressive Center Party, , align=center, 1999, , , - , Progressive Confederation, , align=center, 1996, , , - ,

Progressive National Alliance The Progressive National Alliance ( he, ברית לאומית מתקדמת, ''Brit Leumit Mitkademet''), originally known as National Unity – National Progressive Alliance ( he, אחדות לאומית – הברית הלאומית המתקדמת ...

, , align=center, 2003, , Formed in 1999 as a breakaway from the

United Arab List The United Arab List ( he, הַרְשִׁימָה הַעֲרָבִית הַמְאוּחֶדֶת, ''HaReshima HaAravit HaMe'uhedet''; ar, القائمة العربية الموحدة, ''al-Qā'ima al-'Arabiyya al-Muwaḥḥada''), commonly kn ...

and held a single seat going into the 2003 elections. , - , Religious Sephardim List, , align=center, 1961, , , - , Sephardim-Ashkenazim Unity, , align=center, 1951, , Headed by

Eliyahu Kitov Avraham Eliyahu Mokotow (22 March 1912 – 7 February 1976), better known as Eliyahu Kitov, was a Haredi rabbi, educator, and community activist. Biography His younger years were spent in the town of Opole Lubelskie, where he learned in a ''cheder ...

, - , Sephardi National Party, , align=center, 1959, , Headed by

, - , Shiluv, , align=center, 1984, , , - , Silent Power, , align=center, 1988, , , - , Social Justice, , align=center, 2013, , Formed in February 2007 by

Arcadi Gaydamak Arcadi Aleksandrovich Gaydamak ( he, ארקדי אלכסנדרוביץ' גאידמק; russian: Аркадий Александрович Гайдамак; born 8 April 1952 in Moscow, USSR) is a Russian-born French-Israeli businessman, philanthr ...

, - , Social Leadership, , align=center, 2013, 2015, Apr 2019, Sep 2019, 2020, , Led by Ilan Mashiqah Jer-Zanbar, used Moreshet Avot (former party of

) as a shelf party , - , Socialist Revolution List, , align=center, 1973, , , - , Supporters of Democracy, , align=center, 1961, , , - , Tafnit (''Turnaround''), , align=center, 2006, , Anti-corruption party established by

Uzi Dayan Aluf (Major General, res.) Uzi Dayan (, born January 4, 1948) is a former general in the Israel Defense Forces and an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for Likud from 2020 to 2021. Biography Uzi Dayan is a nephew of Mosh ...

. Merged into Likud in 2008. , - , Tali, , align=center, 1992, , , - , Tarshish, , align=center, 1988, , Headed by

Moshe Dwek Moshe Dwek ( he, משה דואק, born 1931) is an Israeli most notable for throwing a hand grenade in the Knesset while it was in session in 1957 and for a failed run for the Knesset in 1988. Moshe Dwek was born in Aleppo, Mandatory Syria, to ...

, - , Telem Emuna, , align=center, 1996, , Headed by Yosef Azran , - , Tent Movement, , align=center, 1981, , , - ,

The Greens The Greens or Greens may refer to: Current political parties *Australian Greens, also known as ''The Greens'' *Greens of Andorra * Greens of Bosnia and Herzegovina *Greens of Burkina * Greens (Greece) * Greens of Montenegro *Greens of Serbia *Gree ...

, , align=center, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2015, , , - , The New Zionism, , align=center, 2006, , , - , Third Power, , align=center, 1959, , , - , Tikva (''Hope''), , align=center, 1999, , , - , Torah VeAretz (''Torah and Country''), , align=center, 1992, , Headed by

Moshe Levinger Moshe Levinger ( he, משה לוינגר‎; 1935 – May 16, 2015) was an Israeli Religious Zionist activist and an Orthodox Rabbi who, since 1967, had been a leading figure in the movement to settle Jews in the territories occupied by Israel ...

, - , Traditional Judaism List, , align=center, 1949, , , - , Tzabar, , align=center, 2009, , Headed by Boaz Toporovsky , - , Tzipor, , align=center, 1992, , , - , U'Bizchutan (''And by Their Merit''), , align=center, 2015, , Party for ultra-Orthodox Jewish women. , - , Ultra-Orthodox List, , align=center, 1949, , Headed by

, - , Union of North African Immigrants, , align=center, 1959, , , - , United List of Religious Workers, , align=center, 1949, , Headed by

Yeshayahu Leibowitz Yeshayahu Leibowitz ( he, ישעיהו ליבוביץ; 29 January 1903 – 18 August 1994) was an Israeli Orthodox Jewish public intellectual and polymath. He was a professor of biochemistry, organic chemistry, and neurophysiology at the Hebrew ...

, - , Unity – for Victor Tayar to the Knesset, , align=center, 1988, , Headed by Victor Tayar , - , Unity for the Defence of New Immigrants, , align=center, 1996, , Formed in 1990 as a breakaway from the Alignment and had one MK between 1990 and 1992. , - , Unity Party, , align=center, 1981, , Formed in 1980 after the break-up of the Left Camp of Israel and held two seats going into the 1981 elections. , - , We are all Friends

Na Nach Na Nach is the name of a subgroup of Breslover Hasidim that follows the teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov according to the tradition of Rabbi Yisroel Ber Odesser (called the Saba, or grandfather, by Na Nachs). The Saba is believed to have r ...

, , align=center, 2013, 2015, , , - , We are Brothers, , align=center, 2013, , , - , Women's Party, , align=center, 1977, 1992, , Founded by

Marcia Freedman Marcia Judith Freedman ( he, מרשה פרידמן; née Prince; May 17, 1938 – September 21, 2021) was an American-Israeli activist on behalf of peace, women's rights, and gay rights. In 1969, she immigrated to Israel where she helped establi ...

. Headed by Ruth Rasnic in the 1992 elections , - , Workers Bloc, , align=center, 1949, ,

Mapai Mapai ( he, מַפָּא"י, an acronym for , ''Mifleget Poalei Eretz Yisrael'', lit. "Workers' Party of the Land of Israel") was a democratic socialist political party in Israel, and was the dominant force in Israeli politics until its merger in ...

Arab satellite list , - , Working and Religious Women, , align=center, 1949, , Headed by Tova Sanhadray , - , Ya'ad, , align=center, 1981, , Formed in 1978 after the break-up of the

Democratic Movement for Change The Democratic Movement for Change (, ''Tnu'a Demokratit LeShinui''), commonly known by its Hebrew acronym Dash (), was a short-lived and initially highly successful centrist political party in Israel. Formed in 1976 by numerous well-known non-pol ...

and held a single seat going into the 1981 elections , - , Yachad, , align=center, 2015, , Founded by former

Shas Shas ( he, ש״ס) is a Haredi religious political party in Israel. Founded in 1984 under the leadership of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, a former Israeli Sephardi chief rabbi, who remained its spiritual leader until his death in October 2013, it primarily ...

leader

Eli Yishai Eliyahu "Eli" Yishai ( he, אליהו "אלי" ישי, born 26 December 1962) is an Israeli politician. A former leader of Shas, he represented the party in the Knesset from 1996 until 2015, also holding several ministerial posts, including bein ...

. Ran on a joint list with Otzma Yehudit in the 2015 elections. , - ,

Yamin Yisrael Yamin Yisrael ( he, ימין ישראל, lit. ''Right Israel'') was a minor right-wing political party in Israel. Background The party was founded on 24 July 1995 when Shaul Gutman broke away from Moledet. It ran in the 1996 elections, but faile ...

, , align=center, 1996, , Formed in 1995 as a breakaway from

Moledet Moledet ( he, מולדת, ''Homeland'') was a minor right-wing political party in Israel. History Moledet was established by Rehavam Ze'evi in 1988. It won two seats in the Knesset elections later that year, taken by Ze'evi and Yair Sprinzak ...

and held one seat going into the 1996 elections , - , Yishai – Tribal Israel Together, , align=center, 1988, , Headed by Shimon Ben-Shlomo , - , Yisrael Aheret (''Another Israel''), , align=center, 2003, , , - , Yisrael HaMithadeshet, , align=center, 2009, , Formed in 1999 as a breakaway from

Yisrael BaAliyah Yisrael BaAliyah ( he, ישראל בעלייה, ; lit., ''Israel on the up'') was a political party in Israel between its formation in 1996 and its merger into Likud in 2003. It was formed to represent the interests of Russian immigrants by forme ...

and had two seats until the elections that year. , - , Yisrael Hazaka (''Strong Israel''), , align=center, 2009, , Breakaway from the Labor Party, headed by Efraim Sneh in 2008. Other members included Erela Golan and

Michael Bar-Zohar Michael Bar-Zohar ( he, מיכאל בר-זהר, born 30 January 1938) is an Israeli historian, novelist and politician. He was a member of the Knesset on behalf of the Alignment and Labor Party in the 1980s and early 1990s. Biography Born in Bul ...

. Focused on

law and order In modern politics, law and order is the approach focusing on harsher enforcement and penalties as ways to reduce crime. Penalties for perpetrators of disorder may include longer terms of imprisonment, mandatory sentencing, three-strikes laws a ...

. , - , Yitzhak Gruenbaum List, , align=center, 1949, , Headed by

Yitzhak Gruenbaum Yitzhak Gruenbaum ( pl, Izaak Grünbaum, Hebrew and Yiddish: ; 1879–1970) was a noted leader of the Zionist movement among Polish Jewry in the interwar period and of the Yishuv in Mandatory Palestine. Gruenbaum was the first Interior Minister o ...

, - , Young Israel, , align=center, 1965, 1969, , , - , Youth Movement, , align=center, 1981, , , - , Za'am, , align=center, 2003, , , - , Zionist Panthers, , align=center, 1977, ,

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