Kidma wePituach
Kidma wePituach ( Hebrew קִדְמָה וּפִתּוּחַ Qidmah ū-Fittūach , German 'progress and development' , Plene :קידמה ופיתוח; Arabic تقدم وتطور, DMG Taqadam wa-Taṭūr ) was a political party in Israel that was elected to the Knesset for the first time in 1959 and dissolved on March 8, 1977.
history
The party was an Israeli Arab party associated with David Ben-Gurion's Mapai . In the elections on November 3, 1959, the party received 1.3% of the vote and two seats, MPs were Ahmed A-Dahar and Elias Nakhleh . Since they were associated with Mapai, they also formed part of the ruling coalition. In the elections on August 15, 1961, the party received 1.6% of the vote and was part of all three governing coalitions during the fifth legislature. In the elections on November 1, 1965, the party received 1.9% of the vote and participated in the governing coalition under Levi Eshkol . In the elections on October 28, 1969, the party received 2.1% of the vote and was involved in the governing coalition under Golda Meir . In the elections on December 31, 1973, the party received 1.4% of the vote and had to disband on March 8, 1977.