Movement for the Renewal of Social Zionism

The Movement for the Renewal of Social Zionism (Hebrew: תנועה להתחדשות ציונית חברתית, Tenoa'a LeHithadshut Tzionut Hevratit) was a short-lived minor political party in Israel.

Movement for the Renewal of Social Zionism תנועה להתחדשות ציונית חברתית‎
Leader	Mordechai Ben-Porat
Founded	1970s
Dissolved	1980s
Split from	Telem
Merged into	Likud
Ideology	Zionism
Most MKs	1 (1983–1984)
Fewest MKs	0 (1984)
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Background

Headed by Mordechai Ben-Porat, the party contested the 1977 Knesset elections, but missed out on winning a seat by 0.2%.

Ben-Porat subsequently joined Telem and was elected to the Knesset on its list in 1981. However, after becoming a Minister without Portfolio, he left Telem and established the Movement for the Renewal of Social Zionism as a Knesset faction on 6 June 1983 by Minister, following the break-up of (its other member, Yigael Hurvitz, refounded Rafi – National List).^[1]

The party failed to cross the electoral threshold in the 1984 elections and subsequently disappeared. Ben-Porat moved on, joining Likud in 1988.