Rafi (political party)

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Rafi was an Israeli political party led by David Ben-Gurion that broke away from Mapai in the 1960s and played a key role in shaping Israel’s early political landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct political party
political party
abbreviation Rafi
activeInDecade 1960s
associatedWith Israeli Labor movement
country Israel
foundedBy David Ben-Gurion
fullName Reshimat Poalei Yisrael
historicalRole shaped early Israeli political landscape
ideology Zionism
influenced Israeli politics
languageOfName Hebrew
leader David Ben-Gurion
namedAfter Workers of Israel list
notableMember David Ben-Gurion
Moshe Dayan
Shimon Peres
Teddy Kollek
originReason split over policy and leadership disputes in Mapai
parliamentaryRepresentation Knesset
politicalPosition centre-left
politicalSystem multi-party system of Israel
region Middle East
splitFrom Mapai
status defunct

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
David Ben-Gurion
founded

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