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Vocabulary Builder - 2013 Israel Elections Some key terms: מָעֳמָד/ת - candidate מִפְלָגָה - political party סִיעָה - faction בְּרָאשׁוּת - headed by לְהַצְבִּיעַ - to vote (see Daily Dose entry) בְּחִירוֹת - elections (see Daily Dose entry) קַלְפִּי - ballot box פֶּתֶק הַצְבָּעָה - ballot ("voting note") מִפְלֶגֶת הַשִּׁלְטוֹן - the ruling party שָׂר/שָׂרָה - minister קִיצוֹנִי/ת - extreme (person) מָתוּן/ה - moderate (see Daily Dose entry) יְמָנִי/ת - rightist אִישׁ/אֵשֶׁת מֶרְכָּז - centrist שְׂמֹאלָנִי/ת - leftist מְדִינִיּוּת - policy The major parties with Hebrew names, translated: The Right HaLikud Beitenu - הַלִּכּוּד בֵּיתֵנוּ - The Unification, Our Home HaBayit HaYehudi - הַבַּיִת הַיְּהוּדִי - The Jewish Home Otzmah LeYisrael - עוֹצְמָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל - Might to Israel The Center Kadima - קָדִימָה - Onward! Yesh Atid - יֵשׁ עָתִיד - There is a Future HaTnuah - הַתְּנוּעָה - The Movement The Left HaAvodah - הָעֲבוֹדָה - The Labor Meretz - מֶרֶצ - Energy (word itself usually spelled מֶרֶץ) The Haredi Parties Shas - שַׁ"ס - הִתְאַחְדּוּת הַסְּפָרָדִים שׁוֹמְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה - Association of Sephardi (People who are) Keeping the Torah Yahadut HaTorah - יַהֲדוּת הַתּוֹרָה - Judaism of the Torah If you like this glossary,you will love:
Some key terms:
The major parties with Hebrew names, translated:
The Right
The Center
The Left
The Haredi Parties
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