MAFDAL ( Hebrew מפד"ל - המפלגה הדתית לאומית ) - The National Religious Party of Israel , was established in 1956 as a result of the merger of the parties " Mizrahi ", " Ha-poel ha-mizrahi " and other political movements of religious Zionists . Before the elections in 2008, the party was reorganized under the name “ Jewish House .” In a new form, the party was to be the result of the merger of MAFDAL with the parties “ Tkuma ” and “ Moledet ” with a similar ideology, but there was no place for representatives of the secular movement in the new party Ha Tikva, ”and on the governing Mostly representatives of MAFDAL remained, and in connection with these disagreements, Tkuma, Moledet, Ha-Tikva, and Eretz Yisrael Shelanu , recreated the Ihud Leumi block, which MAFDAL did not join. The 2009 Knesset Jewish House won three seats and joined the ruling coalition, while Ihud Leumi won four seats, but remained in opposition.
| MAFDAL | |
|---|---|
| Heb. המפלגה הדתית לאומית | |
| A country |  Israel |
| The leaders | Naftali Bennet |
| Established | 1956 |
| Dissolution date | November 2008 |
| Headquarters | Jerusalem , Israel |
| Ideology | Religious zionism |
| Allies and Blocks | Likud , Tkuma , Moledet |
The MAFDAL platform emphasized the priority of Judaism in Israel in the religious, cultural and political spheres. Mainly, the ideology of the party was a synthesis of Judaism and Zionism with a modern orientation. For Ihud Leumi, which is largely composed of deputies who at different times left the MAFDAL, territorial and other concessions are unacceptable, and they are not ready to make any compromises.
The Jewish House party, which is a continuation of the Ihud Leumi-MAFDAL association, ran for the 19th Knesset and won 12 seats.