Mapai

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labor Zionist party political party social-democratic party

Mapai was a dominant left-wing labor Zionist political party in pre-state and early Israel that played a central role in founding and governing the country.

Aliases (2)

Mapai leadership ×1
Mapai party ×1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	labor Zionist party → political party → social-democratic party →
abbreviation	Mapai →
coalitionType	Mapai-led coalition governments →
country	Israel →
dissolved	1968 →
dominantPeriod	1948–1965 →
electoralSuccess	largest party in fifth Knesset → largest party in first Knesset → largest party in fourth Knesset → largest party in second Knesset → largest party in third Knesset → won first Knesset elections in 1949 →
founded	1930 →
foundedBy	Aharon Zisling → Berl Katznelson → David Ben-Gurion → Yitzhak Ben-Zvi → other Poale Zion and Hapoel Hatzair activists →
fullName	Mifleget Poalei Eretz Yisrael →
headquartersLocation	Tel Aviv →
heldOffice	Finance Minister of Israel → President of Israel → Prime Minister of Israel →
ideology	Labor Zionism → social democracy →
influenced	Israeli education system → Israeli security doctrine → Israeli settlement policy → Israeli welfare state →
language	Hebrew →
mergedInto	Israeli Labor Party →
mergedWith	Ahdut HaAvoda → Rafi →
notableMember	Abba Eban → David Ben-Gurion → Golda Meir → Levi Eshkol → Mordechai Namir → Moshe Sharett → Pinhas Lavon → Pinhas Sapir → Yigal Allon → Yisrael Galili → Zalman Shazar →
operatedIn	Mandatory Palestine → State of Israel →
politicalPosition	left-wing →
predecessor	Ahdut HaAvoda (historical party) → Hapoel Hatzair →
role	dominant governing party in early Israel → dominant party in Yishuv politics →
shortNameMeaning	Workers' Party of the Land of Israel →
supported	Jewish immigration to Palestine → establishment of the State of Israel →
tradeUnionBase	Histadrut →
youthWing	HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed →

Referenced by (27)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eliyahu Sasson → Golda Meir → Moshe Dayan → Moshe Sharett → Shimon Peres → Shimon Peres → Yitzhak Ben-Zvi →	memberOfPoliticalParty
Berl Katznelson → David Ben-Gurion → David Grün → Meir Argov →	memberOf
Labor Zionism → Paula Ben-Gurion →	associatedWith
Histadrut ("Mapai party") → Poale Zion →	influenced
David Ben-Gurion → Szymon Perski →	politicalParty
Rafi → Rafi →	splitFrom
Mapai →	abbreviation
Eliezer Kaplan →	affiliation
Kibbutz movement →	associatedWithParty
Israeli Labor Party →	formedByMergerOf
Israeli Labor Party →	hasPredecessor
Herut →	opposed
Rafi ("Mapai leadership") →	opposedPolicyOf
Alignment →	precededBy