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Mapai - Mifleget Poalei Eretz Yisrael
Established in 1930, the Mapai party resulted from the union of two parties: Ahdut HaAvoda and HaPoel HaTzair. The left union was not complete, as Hashomer Hatzair and Poalei Zion Smol (Left) were left out of the union.


The parable of the full cart and the empty cart
The parable of the full cart and the empty cart is the name given to an opinion expressed by the Chazon Ish to Israeli Prime Minister Ben-Gurion, to explain the ideal relationship seculars and religious should have.


The Status Quo Agreement
The Status-Quo Agreement, initially established through a letter on the 19th of June 1947, was an understanding reached with religious parties prior to the formation of the State of Israel.


Agudat Israel
Agudat Israel is a political party founded in 1912 in Poland. It was intended to be a political tool to preserve the ultra-Orthodox way...


Abraham Isaac Kook
Abraham Isaac Kook, known as Rav Kook, was an Orthodox rabbi, and the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of pre-state Israel (in British Mandatory Palestine). He is considered one of the fathers of religious Zionism.


The Law of return (Hok Hashvut)
The Law of Return was a law passed by the Knesset (Israel's parliament) on July 5th, 1950 , two years after the State of Israel was...


Minorities in Israel
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2021, Israel had 6 873 000 Jews, 1 671 000 Muslims, 179 000 Christians, and 146 000 Druze.


David-Zvi Pinkas
David Zvi Pinkas was a signatory of the Declaration of Independence (out of 37 signers), and the third Minister of Transport of the State of Israel.


This is not the way ("Lo Ze ha-Derekh")
In 1889, Asher Ginzberg, also known as Ahad Ha'am, published his article "This is Not the Way". Widely regarded as his most important work, it laid the foundation for the Cultural Zionist movement.
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