The Israeli Druze Faction was a short-lived, one-man political faction in Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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Background

The party was established on 11 April 1967 during the sixth Knesset

Israeli legislative election, 1965

Elections for the sixth Knesset were held in Israel on 1 November 1965. Voter turnout was 85.9%.-Background:Prior to the elections, two major alliances were formed; Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda united to form the Alignment, whilst Herut and the Liberal Party had formed the Gahal alliance towards the end...

, when Jabr Muadi

Jabr Muadi

Sheikh Jabr Muadi was a Druze Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for seven different parties between 1951 and 1981.-Biography:...

 left Cooperation and Brotherhood

Cooperation and Brotherhood

Cooperation and Brotherhood was a political party in Israel.-History:Cooperation and Brotherhood was an Israeli Arab organisation formed to participate in the 1959 elections...

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Before the 1969 elections

Israeli legislative election, 1969

Elections for the seventh Knesset were held in Israel on 28 October 1969. Voter turnout was 81.7%.-Results:¹ Meir Avizohar defected from the National List to the Alignment² Avner Shaki left the National Religious Party and remained a single MK...

 Muadi joined Progress and Development

Progress and Development

Progress and Development was a political party in Israel.-History:Progress and Development was an Israeli Arab organisation formed to fight the 1959 elections...

, thus effectively swapping parties with Elias Nakhleh

Elias Nakhleh

Elias Nakhleh was an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1959 and 1974.-Biography:Born in Rameh during the Ottoman era, Nakleh joined the British Army and served in Lebanon, returning to Israel in 1948....

, who had begun the session as a member of Progress and Development, then left to set up the Jewish-Arab Brotherhood

Jewish-Arab Brotherhood

Jewish-Arab Brotherhood was a short-lived, one-man political party in Israel.-Background:The party was formed on 22 October 1968 during the sixth Knesset, when Elias Nakhleh broke away from Progress and Development....

before joining Cooperation and Brotherhood.

External links

• Druze Party Knesset website