Poalei Agudat Yisrael
Poalei Agudat Jisra'el (Hebrew פועלי אגודת ישראל; German Workers of the Agudat Jisra'el ) was a political party in Poland and in 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 labor of Polish Agudath Israel. In the elections related candidates were supported. With the emigration of many Polish Jews in the League of Nations Mandate of Palestine during the 1920iger and 1930ies - years, the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el established there, and was a member of the Histadrut. After independence, the League of Nations Mandate of Palestine and the creation of Israel was from the unionization one, the ultraorhodoxem Judaism related, Workers' Party.
At the first election in Israel after the Declaration of Independence on 25 January 1949, the party took an electoral alliance with the parties, Agudat Jisra'el, HaMisrachi and HaPo'el haMisrachi under the name HaChasit haDatit haMe'uchedet (United Religious Front) part. The coalition gained 16 seats in the election in the first Knesset, three of them turned Poalei Agudat Jisra'el, and became the third largest party in the Knesset after Mifleget Poale Eretz Israel ( Mapai ) and Mapam. The United Religious Front was formed together with Mapai, Miflaga Progresivit ( Progressive Party) and Sfaradim VeEdot Misrach ( Sephardim and communities of the East ), the first coalition government of the new state, with David Ben- Gurion as prime minister. Due to different views on religious education and the resolution of the Ministry of rationing and supply and the proposed appointment of an entrepreneur as Minister of Trade and Industry, the United Religious Front left the government coalition. After the different views could be clarified, was formed with the participation of the United Religious Front, the second government headed by David Ben- Gurion.
At the second election, the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el approached without a partner and was able to win two seats in the Second Knesset. It participated in the coalition government and Kalman Kahana became Deputy Minister of Education. After differences over the religious education and the participation of women in the Israeli armed forces, the coalition collapsed on 19 December 1952. The issues have been resolved, so that Poalei Agudat Jisra'el supported the newly formed in the years 1952, 1954 and 1955 governments.
In the elections of 1955, the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el entered into an electoral alliance with the Agudat Jisra'el under the name Religious Torah Front at. The electoral alliance won six seats in the Third Knesset, three of which accounted for Poalei Agudat Jisra'el. At the next government coalition and in 1958 the coalition was not involved.
Also in the 1959 election, the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el joined with the Agudat Jisra'el in the electoral alliance Religious Torah Front at. In the Fourth Knesset attracted a six MPs, three of which accounted for Poalei Agudat Jisra'el. On 9 August 1960, the coalition and the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el broke remaining two seats in the Knesset. After the break, the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el involved in the coalition government under David Ben- Gurion and Benjamin Mintz was Postmaster General.
With two seats, the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el moved in, after the resignation of David Ben- Gurion on January 31, 1961 that became necessary, election 1961 in the Fifth Knesset. In the following government formation Kalman Kahana became deputy education minister again. After Levi Eshkol took over the post of prime minister, this happened, when David Ben- Gurion resigned because of Lawon affair, a new government was formed on 26 June 1963, in the Kalman Kahana kept his deputy minister. Also in the next government Kalman Kahana was Deputy Minister of Education.
In the Sixth Knesset Poalei Agudat Jisra'el moved to the 1965 election with a two deputies. The Poalei Agudat Jisra'el involved in the governing coalition installed on January 12, 1966 again, with Kalman Kahana as Deputy Minister. After the death of Levi Eshkol on February 26, 1969 Golda Meir took over the office of the Prime Minister and formed the next government with the support of Poalei Agudat Jisra'el.
The election in 1969 provided for the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el two seats in the Seventh Knesset. In the following, the formation of a government Poalei Agudat Jisra'el not involved.
Despite revival of the electoral alliance Religious Torah Front, again with the Agudat Jisra'el, for election in 1973 and the move to the Eighth Knesset was no government involvement, even in the re-formation. On 15 March 1977, the Group and Poalei Agudat Jisra'el disintegrated received two seats.
At the next election in 1977 Poalei Agudat Jisra'el could gain only one seat in the Ninth Knesset. With 17,090 votes, the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el failed in the election in 1981 close to the barrier clause, it lacked 2284 votes to cross and Avraham Verdiger lost his mandate.
During the term of the Eleventh Knesset Morasha the party that supported the all-party government under Shimon Peres after Yitzhak Shamir became Prime Minister in the newly formed government broke. Avraham Verdiger named his group Morasha - Poalei Agudat Jisra'el. Before the elections, on November 1, 1988, the Poalei Agudat Jisra'el went on in the Agudat Jisra'el.