Mizrachi (, HaMizrahi, an acronym for Merkaz Ruhani (), lit. Religious Centre) was a political party in Israel and is one of the ancestors of the modern-day National Religious Party.
The United Religious Front played a major part in bringing down the first government due to it disagreement with Mapai over issues pertaining to education in the new immigrant camps and the religious education system, as well as its demands that the Supply and Rationing Ministry be closed and a businessman appointed as Minister for Trade and Industry. Ben-Gurion resigned on 15 October, 1950. When the problems had been solved two weeks later, he formed the second government with the same coalition partners and ministers as previously.
In the 1951 elections the party ran for the Knesset alone. However, they won only two seats. They joined the coalition that made up the... Read More