- elections to the Histadrut
- system of elections which determine who will be the active members of the Histadrut workers union
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
HISTADRUT — (abbreviation of Ha Histadrut ha Kelalit shel ha Ovedim be Ereẓ Israel, the General Federation of Labor in Israel; until 1966, Ha Histadrut ha Kelalit shel ha Ovedim ha Ivriyyim be Ereẓ Israel, the General Federation of Jewish Labor), founded in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
The Founding Myths of Israel — The Founding Myths of Israel: Nationalism, Socialism, and the Making of the Jewish State is a book by Zeev Sternhell. It was published in Hebrew in 1995, in French in 1996 and in English in 1998. The stated purpose of the book is an analysis of… … Wikipedia
Histadrut — (General Federation of Labor) The General Federation of Labor in Israel was founded in Haifa in December 1920 as a federation of Jewish labor (Hahistadrut Haklalit Shel Ha ovdim Ha ivrim Be eretz Yisrael). In 1966, Ha ivrim (Hebrew) was… … Historical Dictionary of Israel
1920 Histadrut election — Elections to the first congress of the Zionist trade union centre Histadrut were held in 1920 (the congress itself convened on December 4, 1920). In total 4433 of about 7000 Jewish workers in Palestine participated. The election was marred by… … Wikipedia
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HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
History of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict — The article discusses the history of the Israeli Palestinian conflict from the end of the nineteenth century to the present day. See also history of Jews and Arabs in the area for the history before the conflict. See also Israeli Palestinian… … Wikipedia
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JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period … Encyclopedia of Judaism