Rafi (political party)

Rafi was a Socialist political party in Israel. It was led by David Ben-Gurion and later Shimon Peres.  

History
After Levi Eshkol became Prime Minister of Israel, Ben-Gurion left Mapai and started his own political party called Rafi with Shimon Peres and Moshe Dayan.  After Ben-Gurion retired, Peres took over as the leader of Rafi. 

Category:Political parties in Israel
Category:1965 establishments in Asia
Category:1968 disestablishments
Category:1960s establishments in Israel