History
The party was formed in 1984 by a merger of the Jewish Alternativa movement, the Nazareth-based Progressive Movement, as well as other individuals. It contested the 1984 Knesset elections, winning two seats, taken by Mohammed Miari and Mattityahu Peled.
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