HaBayit HaYehudi facts for kids
HaBayit HaYehudi (pronounced Ha-BAH-yit Ha-Yeh-hoo-DEE) is a political party in Israel. Its name means The Jewish Home in Hebrew. This party is often called "The Jewish Home" for short. It plays a part in how Israel is governed.
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What is HaBayit HaYehudi?
HaBayit HaYehudi is one of many political parties in Israel. Political parties are groups of people who share similar ideas about how a country should be run. They work together to get their members elected to government. Their goal is to make laws and decisions that match their beliefs.
What They Believe In
The ideas of HaBayit HaYehudi are generally considered to be on the right-wing side of politics. This means they often support traditional values and a strong national identity. They believe in a free market economy and individual freedoms.
The party's beliefs are also strongly connected to Modern Orthodox Judaism. This is a branch of Judaism that combines traditional Jewish law with modern life. They are also Religious Zionist. This means they believe that the land of Israel is important to the Jewish people for religious reasons. They support the idea of a Jewish state in Israel.
How the Party Started
HaBayit HaYehudi was founded in 2008. It was created when three smaller parties joined together. However, it is seen as the main party that continued the work of an older party called Mafdal. Mafdal was also known as the National Religious Party. So, HaBayit HaYehudi carries on a long history of religious Zionist politics in Israel.
HaBayit HaYehudi Today
Political parties try to win "seats" in the country's parliament. In Israel, the parliament is called the Knesset.
What is the Knesset?
The Knesset is like the parliament or congress in other countries. It is where laws are made and important decisions for the country are discussed. People vote for parties, and each party gets a certain number of seats based on how many votes they receive.
In the 23rd Knesset, HaBayit HaYehudi had one seat. This means they had one representative in the parliament.
Being Part of the Government
HaBayit HaYehudi has been part of the government in Israel. For example, they participated in the Fifth Netanyahu Government. When a party "participates in the government," it means their elected members hold important jobs. These jobs can be as ministers or other high-ranking officials. They work with other parties to lead the country.
Coalition parties:
Likud faction (37: Likud [36], The Jewish Home [1]) ---- Blue and White (15: Israel Resilience Party [15]) ---- Shas (9) ---- United Torah Judaism (7: Agudat Yisrael [4], Degel HaTorah [3]) ---- HaAvoda (3) ---- Derekh Ererz (2) ---- Gesher (1)
Opposition parties:
Yesh Atid-Telem (16: Yesh Atid [13], Telem [3] ---- The Joint List (15: Hadash [5], Ra'am [4], Balad [3], Ta'al [3]) ---- Yisrael Beiteinu (7) ---- Yamina (5: New Right [3], Tkuma [2]) ---- Meretz (3)
