Organization for Democratic Action
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Da'am Workers Party
דעם מפלגת פועלים حزب دعم العمالي |
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| Leader |
Asma Agbarieh Nir Nadar Ya'akov Ben Efrat |
| Chairman | Asma Agbarieh |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Split from | Maki |
| Ideology |
Social justice Socialism Communism Marxism Revolutionary socialismTrotskyism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Seats in Knesset | 0 |
| Election symbol | |
| ד(1996) קם(1999) ק |
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| Website | |
| daam.org.il] | |
The Da'am Workers Party (DWP) (Arabic: حزب دعم العمالي, Hebrew: דעם מפלגת פועלים, Da'am Mifleget Po'alim) is a revolutionary socialist Jewish–Arab political party in Israel, where it is commonly known by the acronym Da'am (Arabic: دعم, Hebrew: דע"ם). It calls for political and social revolution in favor of workers' rights, the nationalization of key industries, Jewish–Arab coexistence, and gender equality.
The name 'Da'am' originates from Arabic and is a reverse acronym for the name Organization for Democratic Action (Arabic: منظمة العمل الديمقراطي, munadhamat al-'amal ad-dimoqrati). The name also means 'support' in Arabic.
The party was founded in Haifa in 1995 as a breakaway from Maki, the Communist Party of Israel. In the 1999 elections the party won only 2,151 votes (0.06%), well below the electoral threshold of 1.5%.
The 2003 elections saw a fall in support to just 1,925 votes, though its percentage (0.06%) remained roughly the same due to a reduced turnout. Nevertheless, it still did not pass the threshold. In the 2006 elections the party more than doubled its support, winning 3,692 votes (0.11%). However, with the raising of the threshold to 2%, it was even further away from obtaining even a single seat in the Knesset.
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