Hadash
Israeli political party / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hadash, Hebrew: חד"ש , meaning New, a Hebrew acronym of HaHazit HaDemokratit LeShalom uLeShivion, Hebrew: החזית הדמוקרטית לשלום ולשוויון ,
the Arab version: al-Jabhah ad-Dimuqrāṭiyyah lis-Salām wa'l-Musāwah, Arab: الجبهة الديمقراطية للسلام والمساواة ,
(shortened Arab: الجبهة , also meaning New),
both meaning The Democratic Front for Peace and Equality, is an Israeli political party.
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Its ideology is communist.
Political leader is Ayman Odeh.
Hadash was founded in 1977 as a merger of the communist party of Rakah, Black Panthers and others.
Its supporters are mainly (secular, Christian) Israeli Arabs and some far-left Israeli Jews.
Number of seats in the 24th Knesset: 3 (-2).
Hadash is cooperating with Balad and Ta'al as HaReshima HaMeshutefet (Hebrew) or al-Qa'imah al-Mushtarakah (Arab) (both meaning The Joint List). Together they have 6 seats.