The Independent Socialist Faction ( he, סיעה סוציאליסטית עצמאית, ''Sia'a Sotzialistit Atzma'it'') was a

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in the 1970s.

Background

The party was established on 27 January 1976, during the eighth Knesset, as the Social-Democratic Faction, when

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and Marcia Freedman left

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. Prior to its creation,

had broken away from the

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and merged with Ratz to form Ya'ad. On 3 February the new faction was renamed the Independent Socialist Faction. Prior to the 1977 elections, the party merged with several other small

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parties, including Meri,

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, and some members of the

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to form the Left Camp of Israel, whilst Freedman created the Women's Party. The Left Camp of Israel won only two seats, which were held in rotation by five party members including Eliav, whilst the Women's Party failed to cross the

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and subsequently disappeared.

External links

Social-Democratic Faction
Knesset website
Independent Socialist Faction
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