Atid Ekhad
Encyclopedia
Atid Ehad was a political party in Israel
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The party primarily represented the interests of Ethiopian Jews
living in Israel, though its membership included non-Ethiopians such as Yitzakael Shtetzler and Yossi Abramovich, who were second and third members on its Knesset List in the 2006 campaign. The party supported bringing to Israel the remaining Jews in Ethiopia
and strengthening integration efforts for the community.
In the 2006 elections the party won 14,005 votes (0.45% of the total), not enough to cross the 2% threshold required to enter the Knesset
. The party did not run in the 2009 elections
.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
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Background and ideology
Atid Ehad was established in order to fight the 2006 elections and was headed by Avraham Negusa.The party primarily represented the interests of Ethiopian Jews
Beta Israel
Beta Israel Israel, Ge'ez: ቤተ እስራኤል - Bēta 'Isrā'ēl, modern Bēte 'Isrā'ēl, EAE: "Betä Ǝsraʾel", "Community of Israel" also known as Ethiopian Jews , are the names of Jewish communities which lived in the area of Aksumite and Ethiopian Empires , nowadays divided between Amhara and Tigray...
living in Israel, though its membership included non-Ethiopians such as Yitzakael Shtetzler and Yossi Abramovich, who were second and third members on its Knesset List in the 2006 campaign. The party supported bringing to Israel the remaining Jews in Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
and strengthening integration efforts for the community.
In the 2006 elections the party won 14,005 votes (0.45% of the total), not enough to cross the 2% threshold required to enter the Knesset
Knesset
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
. The party did not run in the 2009 elections
Israeli legislative election, 2009
Elections for the 18th Knesset were held in Israel on 10 February 2009. These elections became necessary due to the resignation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as leader of the Kadima party, and the failure of his successor, Tzipi Livni, to form a coalition government...
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