Independence (Israeli political party)
Independence סיעת העצמאות | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Ehud Barak |
| Founded | 17 January 2011 |
| Dissolved | December 2012 |
| Split from | Labor Party |
| Ideology | Social liberalism Third Way Liberal Zionism |
| Political position | Center to center-left |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| Website | |
| haatzmaut.org.il | |
Independence (Hebrew: העצמאות, Ha'Atzma'ut) was a political party in Israel, that was launched by Defense Minister Ehud Barak on 17 January 2011, after he and four other Labor Party MKs seceded from the caucus. Upon secession, the faction stated that it aimed to establish itself as a separate "centrist, Zionist, and democratic" political party. It was founded on the vestiges of the Third Way party. Nine days after Barak announced his retirement from politics, it was made public that Independence would not take part in the 2013 Knesset elections.