Maki (political party)
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The Communist Party of Israel, commonly known by its Hebrew abbreviation Maki, is a communist political party in Israel that forms part of the Hadash political alliance. It was founded in 1965 as the
Meir Vilner addresses Rakah's 1976 convention
Rakah members in 1969
Meir Vilner, 1969. D713 045 Edit
Tawfik Toubi
Meir Vilner
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Meir Vilner was a Lithuanian-born Israeli communist politician and Jewish leader of the Communist Party of Israel, at one time a powerful force in the country. He was the youngest and last living sign
Maki (political party)
…and a largely Arab faction that was increasingly anti-Zionist. As a result, the pro-Arab / pro-Soviet faction (including Emile Habibi, Tawfik Toubi and Meir Vilner) left Maki to form a new party, Rakah, which the Soviet Union recognised as the "official" communist party in Israel. Shlomo Sand and Mahmoud Darwish…
Vilner's official Knesset portrait, 1951
Vilner later in his career