The Democrats (Israel)

The Democrats
הדמוקרטים
ChairYair Golan
Founders
  • Yair Golan
  • Tomer Reznik
Founded12 July 2024 (2024-07-12)
Merger ofIsraeli Labor Party
Meretz
HeadquartersTel Aviv, Israel
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing
European affiliationParty of European Socialists (observer)
International affiliationSocialist International
Progressive Alliance
Colours  Blue
Sloganמנהיגות אמת לישראל
('True leadership for Israel')
Knesset
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Election symbol
אמת
Website
democrats.org.il

The Democrats (Hebrew: הדמוקרטים, romanizedHaDemokratim) is a social democratic and Zionist political party in Israel, formed by the merger of the centre-left Israeli Labor Party and the left-wing Meretz party in July 2024. It is led by Yair Golan, who led the Labor Party prior to the merger and served as an MK for the Democratic Union before joining Meretz. The Democrats describes itself as "the political home of the liberal-democratic camp in Israel", and as a part of what Golan calls the "Zionist left".