List of minor political parties in Israel


Israel has numerous minor political parties. Under the proportional representation electoral system used to elect members of the Knesset, parties required only 1% of the vote to win a seat in the legislature until the 1992 elections, when the electoral threshold was increased to 1.5%. This article lists all parties to have contested a Knesset election, but failed to win seats.
PartyElectionsNotes
Abolish Income Tax1981
Ahavat Yisrael 2003
Ahrayut 2009Party advocating the creation of a constitution and the holding of regular referendums.
Ale Yarok1999, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2015Party advocating for the legalisation of marijuana.
Aliyah and Youth Movement1984
Am Shalem 2013Formed by Haim Amsalem after he left Shas in 2010. The name was taken from his surname.
Amkha 1981, 1984Headed by Victor Tayar
Arab Brotherhood List1981Headed by Haneh Hadad
Arab Citizens' List1981
Arab List – The Centre1955
Arab National Party2006, 2015Formed in 1999 as a breakaway from the United Arab List and had two seats between 1999 and 2003.
Arab Reform Movement1977
Socialist Union 1959
Atid Ehad 2006Originally a predominantly Ethiopian Jewish party headed by Avraham Neguise. Later taken over by Yitzakael Shtetzler and pulled out of the 2013 and 2015 elections before polling day.
Beit Yisrael 1977
Bible BlocApr. 2019, Sept. 2019, 2020
Black Panthers1973Headed by Shalom Cohen
Blue White Panthers1973
Brit HaTzohar1949Headed by Aryeh Altman
Brit Olam2005, 2009, 2013, 2015, Apr. 2019
Brotherhood Movement1973
Casino Party1999
Citizen and State2003Party was taken over by Avraham Poraz prior to the 2006 elections and rebranded as Hetz
Council to Rescue the Homeland1981
Da'am Workers Party1996, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, Sept. 2019, 2020Also known as the Organisastion for Democratic Action
Democratura2015
Derekh Aretz1988
Do Kiyum BeTzedek 1977
Economy Party2013Headed by Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich
Eretz Hadasha 2013Anti-corruption party headed by Eldad Yaniv.
Flower Party2015Accused by Yachad as being a satellite list of Shas, as it used the same ballot symbol as Otzma Yehudit which ran on a joint list with Yachad.
For Jerusalem1949Headed by Daniel Auster
1951
Geulat Yisrael1992Formed in 1990 as a breakaway from Agudat Yisrael and held a single seat going into the 1992 elections.
Handicapped Organisation1984
Has Mas1984
Hatikva 1992Headed by Charlie Biton
HaYisraelim 2009, 2013Founded by Gideon Doron, a professor of political science at Tel Aviv University and president of the Israeli Association of Political Science. In the 2009 elections it focussed on political reform, mainly introducing regional elections, the appointment of ministers who were experts in their area of responsibility, establishment of a constitution and equal representation of men and women. For the 2013 elections it was taken over by David Cone, a TV journalist with Channel 9 and focussed on the rights of new immigrants.
Hofesh 1977Headed by Shalom Cohen
Holocaust Handicapped and Injured Faction1959
Holocaust Survivors and Ale Yarok Alumni2009An alliance of some members of Ale Yarok and members of the "New Zionism" party, whose head was a Holocaust survivor and an activist for legalising cannabis, the main campaign issue for Ale Yarok.
Hope for Change2013, 2015
Ihud Bnei HaBritApr. 2019
Independence1981, 1984
Independent Faction for Israeli Arabs1959Headed by Masaad Kassis
Independents1959
Initiative – Independents Movement1981
Israeli Arab Labour Party1959
Israeli Arab List1973
Justice for All2019Animal rights Party
Koah HaKesef 1996, 2006, 2009Established as the Settlement Party in 1996 following economic crises in many kibbutzim. However, following a deal signed in the same year between the government, the Kibbutz Movement and the banks, the party's activity ceased. Contested the 2006 elections as HaLev and the 2009 elections as Koah HaKesef.
Koah LeHashpi'a 2009, 2013Advocated greater rights for disabled citizens.
Lahava 2003
Lazuz 2009Anti-corruption party, which also campaigned against high wages of executives.
Leader2003, 2006, 2009, 2013Party name was an acronym for "Progressive Liberal Democrat Party"
Lehem 2006, 2009Party name was an acronym for "United Society Warriors"
Lev LaOlim 1999, 2006, 2009Party for immigrants from Central Asia. Also known as "Lev".
Liberal–Economic Power2020Libertarian party established in 2019 by former members of Zehut; originally known as the New Liberal Party.
Likud – Popular Economic Movement1955
List for Aliyah1981
List for the Land of Israel1969Headed by Israel Eldad, composed of members of the Movement for Greater Israel
Living with Dignity2013, 2015
Man's Rights in the Family Party1996, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009Contested the 1999 and 2006 elections under the name "Justice for All"
Moreshet Avot 1999, 2013, 2015Headed by Yosef Ba-Gad. Contested the 2015 elections under the name "Social Leadership".
Movement for Brotherhood1965
Movement for Demobilised Soldiers1988
Movement for Democracy and Aliyah1992Russian immigrant party, commonly known as "Da"
Movement for Mortgage Affected, Homeless and Demobilised Soldiers1992
Movement for Moshavim1988Headed by Ra'anan Naim
Movement for Social Equality1973Headed by Avner Shaki
Movement for Social Justice1988Headed by Rafael Suissa
Movement for the Homeland1984
Movement for the Renewal of Social Zionism1977, 1984Headed by Mordechai Ben-Porat; held a seat in the Knesset between 1983 and 1984 after Ben-Porat left Telem
1984
National Union1959Headed by Shlomo Cohen-Tzidon
Natural Law Party1992, 1999
Negev Party1999
Nes 1965Headed by Abie Nathan
New Arab Party1999
New Generation1977
New Immigrants Front1959
New Immigrants' List1955
New Liberal Party1992Formed in 1990 as a breakaway from Likud and held three seats going into the 1992 elections.
On Wheels1992
One Israel1981Formed by Yitzhak Yitzhaky in 1980 after he left Likud and held a single seat going into the 1981 elections.
Or 2009, 2013, 2015Headed by Yaron Yadan, focussed on the separation of religion and state.
Or Movement1988
Original Religious List1955
Otzma 1981Headed by Rafael Halperin
Otzma Yehudit2013, Sept. 2019, 2020Formed as Otzma LeYisra'el in 2012 as a breakaway from the National Union and had two MKs going into the 2013 elections.
Oz LaAniyim 2006
Peace List1965
Peace List1969Headed by Gadi Yatziv
Pensioners1988
Pensioners' List1981
Pensioners, Immigrants and Senior Citizens1992
Pikanti1992
Pirate Party2013, 2015, Apr. 2019, Sept. 2019, 2020Based on the international Pirate Party model, and headed by former Holocaust Survivors and Ale Yarok Alumni leader Ohad Shem-Tov.
Pnina Rosenblum1999Headed by Pnina Rosenblum
Popular Arab Bloc1949Mapam Arab satellite list
Popular Movement1973Headed by Asher Hassin
Power for Pensioners1999Headed by Gideon Ben-Yisrael
Progressive Center Party1999
Progressive Confederation1996
Progressive National Alliance2003Formed in 1999 as a breakaway from the United Arab List and held a single seat going into the 2003 elections.
Religious Sephardim List1961
Sephardim-Ashkenazim Unity1951Headed by Eliyahu Kitov
Sephardi National Party1959Headed by Avner Shaki
Shiluv1984
Silent Power1988
Social Justice2013Formed in February 2007 by Arcadi Gaydamak
Socialist Revolution List1973
Supporters of Democracy1961
Tafnit 2006Anti-corruption party established by Uzi Dayan. Merged into Likud in 2008.
Tali1992
Tarshish1988Headed by Moshe Dwek
Telem Emuna1996Headed by Yosef Azran
Tent Movement1981
The Greens1999, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2015
The New Zionism2006
Third Power1959
Tikva 1999
Torah VeAretz 1992Headed by Moshe Levinger
Traditional Judaism List1949
Tzabar2009Headed by Boaz Toporovsky
Tzipor1992
U'Bizchutan 2015Party for ultra-Orthodox Jewish women.
Ultra-Orthodox List1949Headed by Eliyahu Kitov
Union of North African Immigrants1959
United List of Religious Workers1949Headed by Yeshayahu Leibowitz
Unity – for Victor Tayar to the Knesset1988Headed by Victor Tayar
Unity for the Defence of New Immigrants1996Formed in 1990 as a breakaway from the Alignment and had one MK between 1990 and 1992.
Unity Party1981Formed in 1980 after the break-up of the Left Camp of Israel and held two seats going into the 1981 elections.
We are all Friends Na Nach2013, 2015
We are Brothers2013
Women's Party1977, 1992Founded by Marcia Freedman. Headed by Ruth Rasnic in the 1992 elections
Workers Bloc1949Arab party
Working and Religious Women1949Headed by Tova Sanhadray
Ya'ad1981Formed in 1978 after the break-up of the Democratic Movement for Change and held a single seat going into the 1981 elections
Yachad2015Founded by former Shas leader Eli Yishai. Ran on a joint list with Otzma Yehudit in the 2015 elections.
Yamin Yisrael1996Formed in 1995 as a breakaway from Moledet and held one seat going into the 1996 elections
Yishai – Tribal Israel Together1988Headed by Shimon Ben-Shlomo
Yisrael Aheret 2003
Yisrael HaMithadeshet2009Formed in 1999 as a breakaway from Yisrael BaAliyah and had two seats until the elections that year.
Yisrael Hazaka 2009Breakaway from the Labor Party, headed by Efraim Sneh in 2008. Other members included Erela Golan and Michael Bar-Zohar.
Yitzhak Gruenbaum List1949Headed by Yitzhak Gruenbaum
Young Israel1965, 1969
Youth Movement1981
Za'am2003
Zionist Panthers1977