Labor
Summary
The Israeli Labor Party (Hebrew: מפלגת העבודה הישראלית, Mifleget HaAvoda HaYisraelit (helpĀ·info)), generally known in Israel as Avoda (Hebrew: עבודה) is a center-left political party in Israel. It is a social democratic and Zionist party, a member of the Socialist International and an observer member of the Party of European Socialists. From 1999 until 2008, the party was allied to the small left-wing, religious Zionist party Meimad, in an electoral agreement whereby Meimad received the tenth seat on Labor's list.The foundations for the formation of the Israeli Labor Party were laid shortly before the 1965 Knesset elections when Mapai, the largest left-wing party in the country formed an alliance with Ahdut HaAvoda.

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