Hebrew Communists

Hebrew Communists

The Hebrew Communists ( _he. קומוניסטים עברים, "Komunistim Ivrim") were a short-lived political party in Mandate Palestine and Israel.

History

The Hebrew Communists were originally founded in 1945 by some former members of the Palestine Communist Party (PCP), which had closed down in 1943. However, most of its members defected to Maki (a Hebrew acronym for "Communist Party of Israel") when it was launched by other former members of the PCP after Israel's declaration of independence in 1948.

The party was resurrected during the first Knesset when several of Maki's leaders (including Knesset member Eliezer Preminger) were purged soon after the elections in 1949. Rather than vacate his seat for another Maki member, Preminger remained in the Knesset and reformed the Hebrew Communists on 8 June 1949.

The party ceased to exist for a second time on 15 August 1949 when Preminger joined Mapam.

External links

* [http://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionPage_eng.asp?PG=120 Party history] Knesset website


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