Ahva (political party)


Ahva was a short-lived political party in Israel, one of several spinoffs created by the collapse of Dash.

Background

Ahva was formed on 8 July 1980 when two MKs broke away from the Democratic Movement, itself a relatively new party, having been formed in 1978 when Dash split up. On 17 September they were joined by Akiva Nof, also from the Democratic Movement.
However, like its two immediate predecessors, Ahva also suffered from instability. Nof defected to Likud on 28 January 1981, whilst Asaad left the party to join Telem on 15 June. By the end of the Knesset session in June 1981, only Eliayhu remained in the party.
The party did not run in the 1981 elections and subsequently disappeared.