Organization for Democratic Action (DAO, Da'am in Arabic)
ORGANIZATION FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION (DAO, Da'am in Arabic)
Heir to the Trotskyite ideas of Matzpen, this Israeli political entity was founded in April 1996 by Assaf Adiv, in anticipation of the Knesset elections of the following May. Its aim is to organize the working class, especially Arab workers, whom it considers victims of discrimination by the Israeli government. Opposed to the existence of the State of Israel as such, the DAO rejected the Israeli-Palestinian accords of 1993. This movement has not been represented in the Knesset, and in the 2003 elections it received only 1,950 votes.
SEE ALSO Matzpen.
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