Israeli Socialist Organization[edit]

The Israeli Socialist Organization (Hebrew: הארגון הסוציאליסטי בישראל) was an Israeli radical leftist group that was active during the 1960s and 1970s. The group is more commonly known by the name of Matzpen (Hebrew: מצפן, meaning "compass"), which was the name of the Hebrew-language magazine they published.

Ideology[edit]

The group was Anti-Zionist and Marxist.

Revolutionary...

On Zionism...

On Palestinian struggle...

History[edit]

Split from the Communust Party...

Members...

Protest before 1967...

Protest following 1967...

Contact with the DFLP...

Udi Adiv affair...

Impact[edit]

Although numbering only a few dozens of activists, the group had a noted impact on Israeli politics and gained much attention. Being a group of Israelis, struggling against Zionism and the Israeli control of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, was an early fracture in the Zionist concensus in Israel.

Activity abroad...

Journalists ...

References[edit]

A documentary about this group was made by Eran Torbiner in 2003 titled "Matzpen".