Aliyah (political party)
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Yisrael HaMithadeshet formerly known as Aliyah is a political party in Israel
.
when MKs Michael Nudelman
and Yuri Stern
, both immigrants from Russia, broke away from Natan Sharansky
's Yisrael BaAliyah. Splits had appeared when the party decided to vote against an amendment to the Religious Services Law which blocked Reform
and Conservative
Jews from Religious Councils, but Nudelman and Stern did not turn up to vote.
After the split, Nudelman initially suggested the party be named Shiluv , but instead Aliyah
was chosen. For the 1999 elections the party ran as part of Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu list, with both Nudelman and Stern retaining their seats.
Aliyah was still in existence as a faction within Yisrael Beiteinu in 2005. Stern remained an MK for the party until his death in 2007, whilst Nudelman defected to Kadima
during the 16th Knesset after a spell sitting as an independent. In 2005 Nudelman had filed a lawsuit against Yisrael Beiteinu for using five million shekels of funds belonging to Aliyah for municipal election campaigns.
Renamed Yisrael Mithadeshet, the party ran as an independent entity in the 2009 elections
with Nudelman as its head, but failed to win any seats, not passing the electoral threshold.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Background
The party was formed on 23 February 1999 during the 14th KnessetIsraeli legislative election, 1996
Elections for the fourteenth Knesset were held in Israel on 29 May 1996. Voter turnout was 79.3%.The 1996 elections included two new changes, both designed to increase the stability of the Knesset. First, the Prime Minister was to be elected on a separate ballot from the remaining members of the...
when MKs Michael Nudelman
Michael Nudelman
Michael Nudelman is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Yisrael BaAliyah, Aliyah, the National Union, Yisrael Beiteinu and Kadima between 1996 and 2009.-Political career:...
and Yuri Stern
Yuri Stern
Yuri Stern was a Russian-Israeli politician and journalist. He was a member of the Knesset from 1996 until his death, first as a member of Yisrael BaAliyah and later on behalf of Yisrael Beiteinu.-Background:...
, both immigrants from Russia, broke away from Natan Sharansky
Natan Sharansky
Natan Sharansky was born in Stalino, Soviet Union on 20 January 1948 to a Jewish family. He graduated with a degree in applied mathematics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. As a child, he was a chess prodigy. He performed in simultaneous and blindfold displays, usually against...
's Yisrael BaAliyah. Splits had appeared when the party decided to vote against an amendment to the Religious Services Law which blocked Reform
Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism refers to various beliefs, practices and organizations associated with the Reform Jewish movement in North America, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. In general, it maintains that Judaism and Jewish traditions should be modernized and should be compatible with participation in the...
and Conservative
Conservative Judaism
Conservative Judaism is a modern stream of Judaism that arose out of intellectual currents in Germany in the mid-19th century and took institutional form in the United States in the early 1900s.Conservative Judaism has its roots in the school of thought known as Positive-Historical Judaism,...
Jews from Religious Councils, but Nudelman and Stern did not turn up to vote.
After the split, Nudelman initially suggested the party be named Shiluv , but instead Aliyah
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
was chosen. For the 1999 elections the party ran as part of Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu list, with both Nudelman and Stern retaining their seats.
Aliyah was still in existence as a faction within Yisrael Beiteinu in 2005. Stern remained an MK for the party until his death in 2007, whilst Nudelman defected to Kadima
Kadima
Kadima is a centrist and liberal political party in Israel. It was established on 24 November 2005 by moderates from Likud largely to support the issue of Ariel Sharon's unilateral disengagement plan, and was soon joined by like-minded Labor politicians...
during the 16th Knesset after a spell sitting as an independent. In 2005 Nudelman had filed a lawsuit against Yisrael Beiteinu for using five million shekels of funds belonging to Aliyah for municipal election campaigns.
Renamed Yisrael Mithadeshet, the party ran as an independent entity in the 2009 elections
Israeli legislative election, 2009
Elections for the 18th Knesset were held in Israel on 10 February 2009. These elections became necessary due to the resignation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as leader of the Kadima party, and the failure of his successor, Tzipi Livni, to form a coalition government...
with Nudelman as its head, but failed to win any seats, not passing the electoral threshold.
External links
- Aliah - For a Renewed Israel Knesset website