Cooperation and Brotherhood
Cooperation and Brotherhood مشاركة وأخوة שיתוף ואחווה | |
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Founded | 1950s |
Dissolved | 1970s |
Israeli Arab interest | |
National affiliation | Mapai/Labor Party |
Most MKs | 2 (1959–1967, 1969–1973) |
Fewest MKs | 1 (1967–1969) |
Election symbol | |
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Cooperation and Brotherhood (
History
Cooperation and Brotherhood was an
In the elections, the party won 1.1% of the votes and two seats, which were taken by Labib Hussein Abu Rokan and Yussef Diab. Because of its association with Mapai, the party joined the governing coalition.
In the 1961 elections the party increased its share of the vote to 1.9%, overtaking Progress and Development to become the most popular Israeli Arab party in the Knesset. Despite its increased vote, the party still won only two seats, though it was again part of all three coalition governments during the fifth Knesset. Both Abu Rochan and Diab were replaced, their places taken by Jabr Muadi (formerly an MK for the Democratic List for Israeli Arabs) and Diyab Obeid.
The
In the
Winning only 0.6% of the vote, the party failed to cross the 1% electoral threshold in the 1973 elections and subsequently disappeared.
References
- ISBN 978-0838675670.
External links
- Cooperation and Brotherhood Knesset website