Rafi (political party)
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Rafi was a center-left political party in Israel, founded by former prime minister David Ben-Gurion in 1965. In 1968 it was one of three parties that merged to form the Israeli Labor Party.
Moshe Dayan, David Ben-Gurion and Shimon Peres at the founding conference of Rafi in 1966
David Ben-Gurion
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David Ben-Gurion was the primary national founder and first prime minister of the State of Israel. As head of the Jewish Agency from 1935, and later president of the Jewish Agency Executive, he was th
Rafi (political party)
…Hebrew: רְשִׁימָת פּוֹעַלֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל), lit. 'Israeli Workers List') was a center-left political party in Israel, founded by former prime minister David Ben-Gurion in 1965. In 1968 it was one of three parties that merged to form the Israeli Labor Party. Rafi was founded on 14 July 1965 when David Ben-Gurion led a…
Ben-Gurion in 1960
Poalei Zion's "Ezra" group in Płońsk, 1905. David Grün (David Ben-Gurion) in the first row, third on the right
Ben-Gurion with Rachel Nelkin and members of Ezra on eve of their departure to Palestine, August 1906; his father and stepmother sitting in the windows
Ben-Gurion working at Rishon Lezion winery (front row, 6th from right), 1908