Maki (political party) Maki (political party) The Israeli Communist Party ( "HaMiflega HaKomunistit HaYisra'elit", "Al-Ḥizb ash-Shuyū'ī al-'Isrā'īlī"), commonly referred to by its Hebrew acronym Maki (), is a communist political party in Israel and forms part of the political alliance known as Hadash. It was originally known as Rakah (), an acronym for "Reshima Komunistit Hadasha" (, lit. "New Communist List"), and is not the same party as the original Maki, from which it broke away in the 1960s. Rakah was formed on 1 September 1965 due to internal disagreements in Maki. Maki, the original Israeli Communist Party, saw a split between a
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