Progress and Development

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Progress and Development
קידמה ופיתוח‎
تقدم وتطور
Founded1959
Dissolved8 March 1977
Split from
Israeli Arab interests
National affiliationMapai
Most MKs2 (1959–66, 1967–68, 1969–77)
Fewest MKs1 (1968–1969)
Election symbol
רא‎

Progress and Development (

Arab satellite list in Israel
.

History

Progress and Development was established in 1959,

Arabs
could co-exist peacefully and productively.

In the 1959 elections, the party won 1.3% of the votes and two seats, making it the most popular Israeli Arab party in the Knesset. Its seats were taken by Ahmed A-Dahar and Elias Nakhleh. 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 1.6%, though it was overtaken as the most popular Israeli Arab party by Cooperation and Brotherhood, who won 1.9% of the vote. Despite its increased vote, the party still won only two seats, retained by A-Dahar and Nakhleh, and was again part of all three coalition governments during the fifth Knesset.

In the

first Knesset) and the Democratic List for Israeli Arabs (in the second and third Knessets). During the Knesset session the party briefly merged with Cooperation and Brotherhood to form Cooperation and Development, though the union split up soon after its formation. In October 1968 Nakhleh broke away from the party to form the Jewish–Arab Brotherhood,[3]
though he was elected to the next Knesset as a member of Cooperation and Brotherhood.

The

Druze Party after Cooperation and Development had broken up, effectively swapping parties with Nahale) took the second seat, and the party was included in Golda Meir's coalition government. Muadi was appointed Deputy Minister of Communications in October 1971, making him only the second Israeli Arab to join the cabinet
.

In the

Labour Party, after she resigned and Yitzhak Rabin formed the 17th government
, the party was invited back into the governing coalition and Muadi regained his deputy ministerial position.

During the Knesset session the party briefly became part of the

Arab List for Bedouins and Villagers to form the United Arab List.[4]

References

  1. ^ Progress and Development Israel Democracy Institute
  2. ISBN 978-0838675670
    .
  3. ^ Mergers and Splits Among Parliamentary Groups Knesset website
  4. ^ Kidma Vepituah Knesset website

External links

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