Fighters' List
Fighters' List רשימת הלוחמים | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Natan Yellin-Mor |
| Most MKs | 1 (1949-1951) |
| Fewest MKs | 1 (1949-1951) |
| Election symbol | |
| טו | |
The Fighters' List (Hebrew: רשימת הלוחמים, Reshimat HaLohmim) was a political party in Israel.
History
The Fighters' List grew out of Lehi, a militant Revisionist paramilitary organisation that operated in Palestine during the Mandate era, and in Israel until shortly after independence. Lehi was a controversial group, described by the British, the majority of the Yishuv, and the UN as a terrorist organisation. It had been involved in a series of notorious actions, including the assassination of Lord Moyne and the Deir Yassin massacre. The group was disbanded and integrated into the IDF in May 1948. However, they continued to act in Jerusalem until being forcefully broken up after the assassination of Count Folke Bernadotte, a UN mediator, on 17 September, 1948.
After the final dissolution of Lehi, left-wing former members founded the Fighters' List to represent their cause in the 1949 elections. The list was headed by Natan Yellin-Mor, the former leader of Lehi, who at the time was in jail serving an eight-year sentence for his role in the assassination of Count Bernadotte. The party won only 1.2% of the vote and one seat in the first Knesset, and Yellin-Mor was released from prison to take up his seat. Only Fighters' List supported Herut's motion of no confidence concerning the armistice agreements, and it was soundly defeated.[1] The party did not compete in the 1951 elections.
References
- ^ AvJoseph Heller, The birth of Israel, 1945-1949: Ben-Gurion and his critics, p.280
External links
- Fighters List Knesset website