List of political parties in Israel


Israel's political system is based on proportional representation and allows for a multi-party system with numerous parties represented in the 120-seat Knesset.
A typical Knesset includes many factions represented. This is because of the low election threshold required for a seat – 1 percent of the vote from 1949 to 1992, 1.5 percent from 1992 to 2003, 2 percent from 2003 to 2014, and 3.25 percent since 2015. In the 2015 elections, for instance, ten parties or alliances cleared the threshold, and five of them won at least ten seats. The low threshold, in combination with the nationwide party-list system, makes it all but impossible for a single party to win the 61 seats needed for a majority government. No party has ever won a majority of seats in an election, the most being 56, won by the Alignment grouping in the 1969 elections.
As a result, while only four parties have ever led governments, all Israeli governments,, have been coalitions comprising two or more parties.

Current parties

Parties represented in the Knesset

The following parties are represented following the 2022 election:

New/expected party

Other parties

The following parties do not have Knesset seats at present:

Former parties

Parties that failed to win seats in the Knesset

NameLetterPolitical positionNotes
HatzoharRight-wingOriginal Revisionist Zionist party, disbanded after failing to cross the electoral threshold in the 1949 elections.
Popular Arab BlocLeft-wing to far-leftArab satellite list that ran in the 1949 elections. Affiliated with Mapam
TafnitCentreRan in the 2006 elections.
Women's PartyCentre-left to Left-wingRan in the 1977 elections.
Yamin YisraelRight-wingBroke away from Moledet, another right-wing party, prior to the 1996 elections, but failed to cross the electoral threshold.
The Arab List - The CenterCentreArab satellite list that ran in the 1955 elections. Affiliated with General Zionists

Name changes

The following parties changed their names