Independence Party (Israel)

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Independence Party (Israel) was a short-lived centrist political party founded by former Prime Minister Ehud Barak after splitting from the Israeli Labor Party in 2011.

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Independence Party (Israel) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political party
announcedNotRunningInElection 2013 Israeli legislative election
coalitionPartnerOf Benjamin Netanyahu government
country Israel
dissolved 2012
electoralSymbol אצמ
EnglishName Independence
foundedBy Ehud Barak
founder Ehud Barak
hasColor blue
white
hasLanguage Hebrew
headquartersLocation Tel Aviv
HebrewName עצמאות
heldOfficeOf Minister of Agriculture (Orit Noked)
Minister of Agriculture (Shalom Simhon)
Minister of Defense (Ehud Barak)
Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor (Shalom Simhon)
ideology Zionism
security-focused politics
inception 2011
keyPolicyFocus economic pragmatism
national security
peace process
leader Ehud Barak
namedAfter Israeli Independence
notableMember Ehud Barak
Matan Vilnai
Michael Eitan
Orit Noked
Shalom Simhon
numberOfMKsAtFormation 5
operatedDuringKnesset 18th Knesset
originatedFrom Israeli Labor Party
parliamentaryGroup Knesset
participatedInGovernment Netanyahu second government
politicalPosition centre
politicalSystem multi-party system of Israel
reasonForSplit disagreements within Israeli Labor Party
disputes over participation in Netanyahu government
region Middle East
representedIn Knesset
shortLived true
splitFrom Israeli Labor Party
status defunct
supportedPrimeMinister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Ehud Barak politicalParty Independence Party (Israel)
Ehud Barak founded Independence Party (Israel)