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No less then 29 parties were registered for 2003 elections.
Two parties withdrawn from the race and one was disqualified from
technical reasons, so 26 parties will compete on the 120 seats of
the Knesset.
Here are the full list in Hebrew alphabetical order as follows:
as follows:
Known name
Full name in 2003 elections: official name in 2003 elections
(parties can change them from election to election).
Letters: (and if those mean anything)
Orientation/Sector: L (=left), R (=right), T (=religious), A
(=Arabic), C (=immigrants from former CIS) or other
Flag/logo:
Remarks:
1) Ahavat Israel
Full name in 2003 elections: Ahavat Israel BeNesi'ut Gdol
HaMkubalim HaRav Kaduri (Brotherhood of Israel presided by the
greatest of the "Kabalists" , Rabbi Kaduri)
Letters: Zayin-Nun
Orientation/Sector: T
Flag/logo: none
Remarks: new Sephardic religious party split from SHAS and
led by the grandson of a famous Rabbi Kaduri.
2) Ezrah U'Medina
Full name in 2003 elections: Ezrah U'Medina (Citizen and State)
Letters: Kuf-suffix Nun (KEN=nest)
Orientation/Sector: C
Flag/logo: none
Remarks: new CIS-new immigrants party, led by a K.M.* previously
from Israel Ba'Aliya.
See: Da'am Party
4) BALAD
See: Balad Party
5) Gesher (Bridge)
Remarks: Disqualified for not fulfilling technical demands for
registration.
6) HaIhud HaLeumi
See: Ikhud Le'umi (National
Union)
7) HaBrit HaLeumit HaMitkademet
Full name in 2003 elections: HaBrit HaLeumit HaMitkademet –
Mifleget HaAkhdut HaLeumit (Progressive National Joint – National
Union Party)
Letters: Tzadi-Pe
Orientation/Sector: A
Flag/logo: flag – white letters on green background
8) HaYerukim
Full name in 2003 elections: HaYerukim (The Greens)
Letters: Resh-Kuf (Rak = only)
Orientation/Sector: environment protection
Flag/logo: logo of man walking inside the sunflower with green
inscription at party website.
Remarks: First time to run.
9) HaMafdal
See: Mafdal Party
10) Leader
Full name in 2003 elections: LEADER – Miflaga Mitkademet Libarlit
Democratit (Progressive Liberal Democratic Party)
Letters: suffixPe
Orientation/Sector: C
Flag/logo: none
Remarks: first appearance
Ha'Miflaga Ha'Mitkademet Ha'Liberalit Democratit (The Advanced
Liberal-Democratic Party).
11) HaMerkaz (The Centre)
Letters: Pe-He (PE = mouth)
Orientation/Sector: unknown
Flag/logo: none
Remarks: Withdrawn
12) HaAvoda
(Labour party)
See: HaAvoda
13) HaLikud
See: HaLikud
14) HADASH-TA'AL
Full name in 2003 elections: HaHazit HaDemocratit LeShalom
U'LeShivion VeHatnua'a HaAravit LeHithadshut (The Democratic
Front for Peace and Equality and The Arabic Movement for Renewal)
Letters: Vav
Orientation/Sector: A
Flag/logo: Various logos on red and yellow background.
Remarks: HADASH is the former "New Communist List"
joining forces with TA'AL whose leader was disqulified by the
elections committee but this decision was reversed by the Supreme
Court.
See: Hadash Party
15) Herut
See: Herut Movement
16) Ya'adut HaTorah
Full name in 2003 elections: Ya'adut HaTorah VeHaShabat, Agudat
Israel – Degel HaTorah (Sabath and Torah Judaism – Israel Joint –
The Torah Flag)
Letters: Gimel
Orientation/Sector: T
Flag/logo: logo – party letter and name inside Torah tablets
Remarks: Religious party, mostly Ashkenazic (=western) Jews.
17) Yisrael Aheret
Full name in 2003 elections: Yisreal Aheret ki Nishbar
MePolitikai'im (free
translation: Another Israel since we are fed up of Politicians)
Letters: Nun
Orientation/Sector: none
Flag/logo: logo – Party name in white on blue and orange
18) Yisrael BeAliya
Full name in 2003 elections: Yisrael BeAliya BeRashut Natan
Sharansky (Israel uphill (Aliya is also immigration to Israel)
led by Natan Sharansky)
Letters: Kaf-suffixNun (Ken = Yes)
Orientation/Sector: C
Flag/logo: logo – Stylized Magen David
Remarks: The only immigrants party in the Knesset
19) Lehava
Full name in 2003 elections: Lehava (flame)
Letters: Kuf-suffixTzadi (Ketz = the end)
Orientation/Sector: unknown
Flag/logo: none
Remarks: Also known as Lehava – Miflaget HaHityashvut (Flame – The
Settling Party).
See: Lehava Party
20) Moreshet Avot
Full name in 2003 elections: Moreshet Avot (Ancestors Legacy)
Letters: Zayin-suffixKaf (Zakh = pure)
Orientation/Sector: T
Remarks: Withdrawn – one man religious party led by the very
colourful former K.M.* Rabbi Ba-Gad.
21) ZA'AM
Full name in 2003 elections: ZA'AM Tzedek Hevrati (ZA'AM (=
anger) Social
Justice)
Letters: Zayin
Orientation/Sector: none
Flag/logo: none
22) Meretz
See: Meretz Party
23) Ale Yarok
(Green Leaf)
See: Ale Yarok (Green Leaf) Party
24) Am Ekhad
Full name in 2003 elections: Am Ehad BeRashut Amir Peretz (One
Nation led by Amir Peretz)
Letters: SuffixMem
Orientation/Sector: L
Flag/logo: using flag with photos and slogans on orange
background.
Remarks: Workers rights party led by the leader of Israel biggest
trade union (Ha'Histadrut).
25) Tzomet
Full name in 2003 elections: Tzomet (Junction)
Letters: Tzadi
Orientation/Sector: R
Flag/logo: Party name combined with stylized logo
Remarks: A try to revive this party which almost disappeared.
26) RA'AM
Full name in 2003 elections: HaReshima HaAravit HaMeu'hedet
(United Arabic List)
Letters: Ayin-Mem (Am = nation)
Orientation/Sector: A
Flag/logo: none
27) Zhuiot HaGever
Full name in 2003 elections: Mifleget Zhuiot HaGever BaMishpaha –
RA'ASH (Men's rights in the family party – RA'ASH (= noise))
Letters: Samech
Orientation/Sector: none
Flag/logo: none
Remarks: Third time for this party.
28) Shinui
See: Shinui Party
29) Shas
See: Shas Party
* K.M. = Knesset member
Dov Gutterman, 17 and 28 January 2003
It was quite a campaign and by adding the rain pouring all
day, it was hardly noticed in the streets and no flags were
noticed. How ever, in the night TV broadcasts from the parties
HQ's there were some flags waving. The flags were seen (as
expected) at the celebrating HQ's while the losing parties kept
them folded and hidden.
Do note – all the flags are printed on one side only (mirrored at
the reverse) and flown with the hoist on the right side.
1) The biggest winner of the night, PM Sharon's party – The Likud
(37 seats – gain of 11), you could see many white logo on blue
flags. It seems the the previously reported flag of logo on
national background is obsolete and not in use anymore.
2) Shinui Party is the (expected) surprise of the election, more
then doubling its force (from 6 seats to 14 to become the third
largest party). The celebration in this party HQ's revealed the
party flag as light blue logo (party name) on white.
3) Shas – this party celebrate the fact that it was not crashed
altogether (down from 17 to 11 seats) with already reported
flags but now the inscription was visible enough to reveal the
party official name.
4) MAFDAL kept its strength (5 seats) and its flag (white party
name on blue)
No other flags were seen.
Dov Gutterman, 29 January 2003
