Gone and Forgotten: The Parties That Once Sat in the Knesset and Disappeared from the Map

Channel 14 reviews Israeli parties that once won dozens of seats and influenced the government, but have since vanished from the political map. The review includes Kadima, Shinui, the Pensioners, Yisrael BaAliyah, Kulanu, the Center Party, the Third Way, Tzomet, and Hatnuah. The article notes that these parties, often called "atmosphere parties," struggle to maintain their power over time.

Ahead of the Knesset elections taking place today (Tuesday), Channel 14 reviews Israeli parties that once won dozens of seats, held ministerial portfolios, and influenced the government, but have since disappeared from the political map. The review includes Kadima (29 seats in 2006), Shinui (15 seats in 2003), the Pensioners Party Gil (7 seats in 2006), Yisrael BaAliyah (7 seats in 1996), Kulanu (10 seats in 2015), the Center Party (6 seats in 1999), the Third Way (4 seats in 1996), Tzomet (8 seats in 1992), and Hatnuah (6 seats in 2013). The article notes that these parties, sometimes referred to as "atmosphere parties" in a review by the Israel Democracy Institute, struggle to maintain their power over time due to internal crises, leadership changes, or mergers with larger parties.