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'''Sephardim and Oriental Communities''' ({{lang-he|ספרדים ועדות מזרח}}, ''Sfaradim VeEdot Mizrah'') was a ] in ] and is one of the ancestors of the modern-day ] party.
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'''Sephardim and Oriental Communities''' ({{langx|he|סְפָרַדִּים וְעֵדוֹת מִזְרָח}}, ''Sfaradim VeEdot Mizrah'') was a ] in ] and is one of the ancestors of the ] party.


==History== ==History==
The Sephardim and Oriental Communities party represented ] and ] who were already living in Israel at the time of ], and was part of ] and the ] in 1948-49. ]
The Sephardim and Oriental Communities party represented ] and ] who were already living in Israel at the time of ], and was part of ] and the ] in 1948–49.


Under the full title of ''The National Unity List of Sephardim and Oriental Communities'', the party gained 3.5% of the vote and four seats in the ] in 1949.<ref> Knesset website</ref> Represented by ], ], ] and ], they joined ] as a coalition partner of ]'s ] party, with Sheetrit appointed ].<ref> Knesset website</ref> Under the full title of ''The National Unity List of Sephardim and Oriental Communities'', the party gained 3.5% of the vote and four seats in the ] in 1949.<ref> Knesset website</ref> Represented by ], ], ] and ], they joined ] as a coalition partner of ]'s ] party, with Sheetrit appointed ].<ref> Knesset website</ref>


For the ], the party changed its name to ''The list of Sephardim and Oriental Communities, Old Timers and Immigrants''. However, they lost around half their share of the vote (1.8%) and half their seats, slumping to just two representatives. Only Eliashar retained his seat, with ] taking the second. This time they did not join the government. For the ], the party changed its name to ''The list of Sephardim and Oriental Communities, Old Timers and Immigrants''. However, they lost around half their share of the vote (1.8%) and half their seats, slumping to just two representatives. Only Eliashar retained his seat, with ] taking the second. This time they did not join the government.


During the second Knesset the party was amalgamated into the ], then the second largest party in the Knesset and briefly a member of the governing coalition that made up the fourth and fifth governments (though they were expelled from the sixth after abstaining from a ]). On 10 September 1951 the party merged into the ], then the second-largest party in the Knesset and briefly a member of the governing coalition that made up the fourth and fifth governments (though they were expelled from the sixth after abstaining from a ]).


Some party members were not happy about joining the ] and broke away to reform the party. They contested the ] and ], but failed to win a seat. Some party members were not happy about joining the ] and broke away to reform the party. They contested the ] with Eliashar as leader,<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304142128/http://en.idi.org.il/media/512829/%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%AA%203-%20%D7%A8%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%AA%20%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9D%20%D7%95%D7%A2%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA%20%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%96%D7%A8%D7%97.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }} Israel Democracy Institute</ref> but failed to win a seat.


Later on, the ] merged with the ] to form the ], which was briefly the third largest party in Israel before merging again with ] to form ], which eventually became ]. Later on, the ] merged with the ] to form the ], which was briefly the third-largest party in Israel before merging again with ] to form ], which eventually became ].

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|As Histadrut HaSephardim
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|2,301
|4.65 (#5)
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|As Sephardic Bloc
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|align=center colspan=5|''Did not contest''
|Boycotted<ref name=JTA> Jewish Telegraph Agency, 10 August 1944</ref>
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|15,287
|3.52 (#7)
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|12,002
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|6,994
|0.82 (#13)
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==External links== ==External links==
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Political party in Israel
Sephardim and Oriental Communities ספרדים ועדות מזרח‎
LeaderBechor-Shalom Sheetrit (until 1951)
Eliyahu Eliashar (1951)
Dissolved10 September 1951
Merged intoGeneral Zionists
IdeologySephardic and Mizrahi interests
Political positionCenter
Most MKs4 (1949–1951)
Fewest MKs2 (1951)
Election symbol
ס‎, סצ‎

Sephardim and Oriental Communities (Hebrew: סְפָרַדִּים וְעֵדוֹת מִזְרָח, Sfaradim VeEdot Mizrah) was a political party in Israel and is one of the ancestors of the Likud party.

History

Sephardim and Oriental Communities party convention in 1949

The Sephardim and Oriental Communities party represented Sephardi Jews and Mizrahi Jews who were already living in Israel at the time of independence, and was part of Minhelet HaAm and the Provisional government in 1948–49.

Under the full title of The National Unity List of Sephardim and Oriental Communities, the party gained 3.5% of the vote and four seats in the elections for the first Knesset in 1949. Represented by Moshe Ben-Ami, Eliyahu Eliashar, Avraham Elmalih and Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit, they joined the government as a coalition partner of David Ben-Gurion's Mapai party, with Sheetrit appointed Minister of Police.

For the 1951 election, the party changed its name to The list of Sephardim and Oriental Communities, Old Timers and Immigrants. However, they lost around half their share of the vote (1.8%) and half their seats, slumping to just two representatives. Only Eliashar retained his seat, with Binyamin Sasson taking the second. This time they did not join the government.

On 10 September 1951 the party merged into the General Zionists, then the second-largest party in the Knesset and briefly a member of the governing coalition that made up the fourth and fifth governments (though they were expelled from the sixth after abstaining from a motion of no-confidence).

Some party members were not happy about joining the General Zionists and broke away to reform the party. They contested the 1955 elections with Eliashar as leader, but failed to win a seat.

Later on, the General Zionists merged with the Progressive Party to form the Liberal Party, which was briefly the third-largest party in Israel before merging again with Herut to form Gahal, which eventually became Likud.

Election results

Election Leader Votes % Seats Status Notes
1920 Avraham Elmalih 54 / 314 As Histadrut HaSephardim
1925 19 / 221 As HaSephardim
1931 Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit 2,301 4.65 (#5) 6 / 71 As Sephardic Bloc
1944 Did not contest Boycotted
1949 Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit 15,287 3.52 (#7) 4 / 120 Government
1951 Eliyahu Eliashar 12,002 1.75 (#10) 2 / 120 Opposition
1955 6,994 0.82 (#13) 0 / 120 Extra-parliamentary

References

  1. Constituent Assembly (which later turned into the First Knesset) Knesset website
  2. First Knesset: Government 1 Knesset website
  3. Sephardim and Oriental Communities list (1955) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Israel Democracy Institute
  4. Final Results of Palestine Elections Announced; Laborite Groups Form Majority Jewish Telegraph Agency, 10 August 1944

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