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Hapoel (Hebrew:הפועל,lit. 'the worker') is anIsraeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by theHistadrut Labor Federation.[1][2]
During theBritish Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry withMaccabi and organized its own competitions, with the exception offootball, the only sport in which all the organizations played each other. At the time, Hapoel took no part in theEretz Israel Olympic Committee, which was controlled by Maccabi, and instead sought for international ties with similar workers sports organizations of socialist parties. Therefore, Hapoel became a member ofSASI in 1927 and later was a member ofCSIT.
After the State of Israel was established, the rival sport organizations reached a 1951 agreement that allowed joint sports associations and competitions open for all Israeli residents.
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