Shelli

(Shalom Leyisrael — Peace for Israel)

   After the split with the New Communist List in 1965, Maki (see COMMUNIST PARTY) became more moderate in its opposition to government policies and became primarily Jewish in membership. In 1975, it merged with Moked (Focus), a socialist party, and in 1977, Moked united with other leftist but noncommunist groups to form Shelli. The new political party was founded by Arie Eliav, a former Labor Party secretary general. The party's platform called for the establishment of a Palestinian Arab state, the withdrawal of Israel to its pre-1967 borders, and political negotiations with the Palestine Liberation Organization on the basis of mutual recognition. Shelli's campaign for the 1977 election secured two seats in the Knesset— Eliav and Meir Pail, the former Moked leader—but the party was unsuccessful in the 1981 election.

   See also Peace Movement (Peace Camp).