Israel’s Foundering Labor Party Sets Off On New Path Uri Cohen 01/24/2021 March elections could spell death for one of the country’s most established political parties, which has elected Merav Michaeli as its new head. One of the nation’s most well-known and established parties, which in recent years has suffered unparalleled turmoil, held its primary elections, hoping to infuse new blood in the aging political body. The Labor party and its forerunners, which in the years leading up to Israel’s inception and for decades after its formation ruled the country nearly single handedly, on Sunday elected a new chairwoman, Knesset lawmaker Merav Michaeli, who promises to revive the movement.