Independence סיעת העצמאות | |
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| 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[1][2] |
| 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.[3] It was founded on the vestiges of the Third Way party.[4] Nine days after Barak announced his retirement from politics, it was made public that Independence would not take part in the 2013 Knesset elections.
- ^ Charles Levinson (18 January 2011). "Barak exit divides Israel Labor party". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015.
- ^ Scott Bobb (26 November 2012). "Israeli Defense Minister Quits Politics". Voice of America.
- ^ Hoffman, Gil; Herb Keinon (17 January 2011). "Barak: New faction to be 'centralist, Zionist, democratic'". jpost.com. Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ Ophir Bar-Zohar (16 April 2012). "Yair Lapid reveals name of his new Israeli political party: Atid". Haaretz.