Meimad
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Meimad (, an acronym for Medina Yehudit, Medina Demokratit (), lit., Jewish State, Democratic State) is a moderate to left-wing religious Zionist political party in Israel. Founded in 1999, it is based on the ideology of the Meimad movement founded in 1988 by Rabbi Yehuda Amital. It was formed by religious Zionists who supported the peace process and believed the National Religious Party had drifted too far to the right.
Key facts
- Political party.country
- Israel
- Political party.name
- Meimad
- Political party.logo
- Meimad logo.svg
- Political party.logo_size
- 140px
- Political party.leader
- Yehuda AmitalMichael Melchior
- Political party.founded
- 1988
- Political party.ideology
- Religious ZionismSocial democracyTwo-state solution
- Political party.position
- Centre-left
- Political party.seats1_title
- Knesset
- Political party.religion
- Orthodox Judaism
- Political party.seats2_title
- Most MKs
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Ideology
- Election results
- References
- External links
Meimad (, an acronym for Medina Yehudit, Medina Demokratit (), lit., Jewish State, Democratic State) is a moderate to left-wing religious Zionist political party in Israel. Founded in 1999, it is based on the ideology of the Meimad movement founded in 1988 by Rabbi Yehuda Amital. It was formed by religious Zionists who supported the peace process and believed the National Religious Party had drifted too far to the right.
At the national level, it was in alliance with the Labor Party, and until the 2006 election, received the 10th spot on the Labor Knesset list. Meimad ended the pact with the 2009 election, formed an alliance with the Green Movement, and failed to win enough votes to be elected to the Knesset.
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