Maki (historical political party)

HaMiflaga HaKomunistit HaJisraelit (Hebrew המִפְלָגָה הקוֹמוּנִיסְטִית היִשְׂרְאֵלִית, lit. Israeli Communist Party) as an acronym and Maki (Hebrew מק"י ) was a political party in Israel.

History

The party was founded after the founding of Israel in 1948 was the successor party to the Communist Party Palestinische shortly PKP ( jidd. פאלעסטינישע קומוניסטישע פרטיי ), which then changed the name to Makei, consisting of the initial letters of HaMiflaga HaKomunistit Eretz Israel (Hebrew המִפְלָגָה הקוֹמוּנִיסְטִית אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל ). Members of the National Liberal League an Arab party that had split from the PKP 1944, the Makei in October 1948 followed, and gave the Jews Party as well as Arab Israelis as members.

The party also joined the Komunistim Ivrim (Hebrew קומוניסטים עברים ). Together, MAKI formed, consisting of the initial letters of HaMiflaga HaKomunistit HaJisraelit (Hebrew המִפְלָגָה הקוֹמוּנִיסְטִית היִשְׂרְאֵלִית ). In the first Israeli elections in 1949, the party won 3.5% of the vote and four seats, which was occupied by Shmuel Mikunis, Eliezer Preminger, Tawfik Toubi and Meir Vilner. In the elections 1951 Maki received 4% of the vote and five seats, with Emil Habibi and Esther Vilenska additional Members of Knesset were; Preminger had left the Knesset before. In the elections 1965 the party won only one seat it was disbanded on 25 July 1973 and went in Moked (Hebrew מוקד, lit. Focus), a left-wing party.