Poalei Agudat Jisra'el

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Poalei Agudat Jisra'el
Hebrew פועלי אגודת ישראל
german  The workers of the Agudat-Israel
fusion 1988
(merged into: Agudat Jisra'el )
newspaper HaKol (Jerusalem)
Sha'arim (Tel Aviv)
Alignment Ultra-Orthodox Judaism
Parliament seats 1

Poalei Agudat Jisra'el ( Hebrew פועלי אגודת ישראל; German  The workers of the Agudat Jisra'el ) was a political party in Poland and Israel . The party was also known by its Hebrew acronym as PAI or PAGI , ( Hebrew פאג"י or פא"י).

history

Poalei Agudat Jisra'el was founded as a union arm of the Polish Agudath Israel . Related candidates were supported in the elections. With the emigration of many Polish Jews to the League of Nations mandate area of ​​Palestine during the 1920s and 1930s, the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el established itself there and became a member of the Histadrut .

After the independence of the League of Nations mandate area of ​​Palestine and the establishment of the State of Israel, the union organization became a workers' party close to ultra-Orthodox Judaism .

In the first election in Israel after the declaration of independence on January 25, 1949, the party took part in an electoral alliance with the parties Agudat Jisra'el , HaMisrachi and HaPo'el haMisrachi under the name HaChasit haDatit haMe'uchedet (United Religious Front). The electoral alliance won 16 seats in the first Knesset , three of which were provided by Poalei Agudat Jisra'el, making it the third largest parliamentary group in the Knesset after Mifleget Poalei Eretz Israel (Mapai) and Mapam . The United Religious Front formed together with Mapai, Miflaga Progresivit (Progressive Party) and Sfaradim VeEdot Misrach (Sephardi and Communities of the Orient) the first coalition government of the new state, with David Ben-Gurion as Prime Minister . The United Religious Front left the ruling coalition due to differing views on religious education and the dissolution of the Ministry of Rationing and Supply, as well as the intended appointment of an entrepreneur as Minister of Trade and Industry . After the differing views were resolved, the second government was formed, with the participation of the United Religious Front, led by David Ben-Gurion.

The Poalei Agudat Jisra'el ran for the second election without a partner and was able to win two seats in the Second Knesset . She participated in the coalition government and Kalman Kahana became Deputy Minister of Education . After differences over religious education and the participation of women in the Israeli armed forces , the coalition broke up on December 19, 1952. The issues were settled, so Poalei Agudat Jisra'el supported the newly formed governments in 1952 , 1954 and 1955 .

In the elections in 1955 , the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el entered into an electoral alliance with the Agudat Jisra'el under the name Religious Torah Front . The electoral alliance won six seats in the Third Knesset , three of which went to the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el. The electoral alliance was not involved in the following governing coalition and that in 1958 .

Also in the 1959 election , the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el joined the Agudat Jisra'el in the religious alliance of the Torah Front. Six MPs entered the Fourth Knesset , three of them from the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el. On August 9, 1960, the electoral alliance broke up and the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el remained in the Knesset with two members. After the break, the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el joined the governing coalition led by David Ben-Gurion and Benjamin Mintz became Minister of Post .

The Poalei Agudat Jisra'el entered the Fifth Knesset with two seats in the 1961 election that became necessary after the resignation of David Ben-Gurion on January 31, 1961 . When the government was formed, Kalman Kahana was again deputy minister of education. After Levi Eschkol took over the office of Prime Minister, this happened because David Ben-Gurion resigned because of the Lawon affair , a new government was formed on June 26, 1963 , in which Kalman Kahana kept his deputy ministerial office. Kalman Kahana was Deputy Minister of Education in the next government .

The Poalei Agudat Jisra'el entered the Sixth Knesset after the 1965 election with two members. In the government coalition installed on January 12, 1966 , the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el participated again, with Kalman Kahana as Deputy Minister. After the death of Levi Eschkol on February 26, 1969, Golda Meir took over the office of Prime Minister and formed the next government with the support of Poalei Agudat Jisra'el.

The 1969 election resulted in two seats in the Seventh Knesset for the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el . The Poalei Agudat Jisra'el did not participate in the subsequent formation of the government .

Despite the revival of the Religious Torah Front electoral alliance , again with the Agudat Jisra'el, for the 1973 election and entry into the Eighth Knesset , there was no government participation , not even in the reorganization . On March 15, 1977 the faction disintegrated and Poalei Agudat Jisra'el received two seats.

In the following election in 1977 , the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el could only get one seat in the Ninth Knesset . With 17,090 votes, the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el narrowly failed in the 1981 election due to the threshold clause , 2284 votes were missing to exceed it and Avraham Verdiger lost his mandate.

During the legislative period of the Eleventh Knesset , the Morasha party , which supported the all-party government under Shimon Peres , broke up after Yitzchak Shamir became prime minister in the newly formed government . Avraham Verdiger named his faction Morasha - Poalei Agudat Jisra'el . Before the elections on November 1, 1988, the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el was merged into the Agudat Jisra'el .

MPs in the Knesset

Knesset
(number of mandates) 		Member of the Knesset Remarks
First
(3) 		Kalman Kahana , Benjamin Mintz , Abraham Jehuda Goldrat Electoral alliance of Poalei Agudat Jisra'el, HaMisrachi , Agudat Jisra'el and HaPo'el haMisrachi with the name HaChasit haDatit haMe'uchedet (United Religious Front)
Second
(2) 		Kalman Kahana, Benjamin Mintz
Third party
(3) 		Kalman Kahana, Benjamin Mintz, Jaakov Katz Electoral alliance with Agudat Jisra'el called Religious Torah Front
Fourth
(3) 		Kalman Kahana, Jaakov Katz, Benjamin Mintz Electoral alliance with Agudat Jisra'el with the name Religious Torah Front
Benjamin Mintz was replaced by Shlomo Jakob Gross of the Agudat Jisra'el after the electoral alliance was broken .
Fifth
(2) 		Kalman Kahana, Jaakov Katz
Sixth
(2) 		Kalman Kahana, Jaakov Katz After Jaakov Katz's death on December 21, 1967, Avraham Verdiger took over his parliamentary seat .
Seventh
(2) 		Kalman Kahana, Avraham Verdiger
Eighth
(2) 		Kalman Kahana, Avraham Verdiger Electoral alliance with Agudat Jisra'el called Religious Torah Front
Ninth
(1) 		Kalman Kahana

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ^ Roni Seibel Liebowitz: Candidates for 1936 Kahal Election for the Jewish Community Council. Descriptions of the Political Parties. In: BELCHATÓW KehilaLinks Home Page. Retrieved February 16, 2014 .
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  5. ^ Government 1. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 16, 2014 .
  6. ^ Timeline 1950. Jewish Agency for Israel , archived from the original on October 8, 2008 ; accessed on February 16, 2014 .
  7. ^ Government 2. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 16, 2014 .
  8. ↑ Factional and Government Make-Up of the Second Knesset. Knesset, accessed February 16, 2014 .
  9. ↑ Timeline 1952. Jewish Agency for Israel, archived from the original on December 3, 2008 ; accessed on February 16, 2014 .
  10. ^ Government 4. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 16, 2014 .
  11. ^ Government 5. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 16, 2014 .
  12. ^ Government 6. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 16, 2014 .
  13. ↑ a b c d Religious Torah Front. In: Parliamentary Groups. Knesset , accessed February 16, 2014 .
  14. ↑ Factional and Government Make-Up of the Third Knesset. Knesset, accessed February 16, 2014 .
  15. ↑ Factional and Government Make-Up of the Fourth Knesset. Knesset, accessed February 16, 2014 .
  16. ^ Government 9. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 16, 2014 .
  17. ↑ Factional and Government Make-Up of the Fifth Knesset. Knesset, accessed February 16, 2014 .
  18. ^ Government 10. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 16, 2014 .
  19. ^ Government 11. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 16, 2014 .
  20. ^ Government 12. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 16, 2014 .
  21. ↑ Factional and Government Make-Up of the Sixth Knesset. Knesset, accessed February 16, 2014 .
  22. ^ Government 13. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 16, 2014 .
  23. ^ Government 14. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 16, 2014 .
  24. ↑ Factional and Government Make-Up of the Seventh Knesset. Knesset, accessed February 16, 2014 .
  25. ^ Government 15. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 16, 2014 .
  26. ↑ Factional and Government Make-Up of the Eighth Knesset. Knesset, accessed February 16, 2014 .
  27. ↑ Factional and Government Make-Up of the Ninth Knesset. Knesset, accessed February 16, 2014 .
  28. ↑ Factional and Government Make-Up of the Tenth Knesset. Knesset, accessed February 16, 2014 .
  29. ↑ Morasha. In: Parliamentary Groups. Knesset , accessed February 16, 2014 .