Israeli Communist Opposition אופוזיציה קומוניסטית ישראלית | |
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| Abbreviation | Aki (אק"י) |
| Founder | Esther Vilenska |
| Founded | 1973 (1973) |
| Dissolved | 1975 (1975) |
| Split from | Maki |
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| Ideology | Communism |
TheIsraeli Communist Opposition (Hebrew:אופוזיציה קומוניסטית ישראלית,Opozitzia Komunistit Yisra'elit), commonly known by its Hebrew acronymAki (אק"י), was a small communist organization inIsrael. The group was founded in 1973 by formerKnesset memberEsther Vilenska after she leftMaki.[1]
Vilenska had emerged in the spring of 1972 as a leading voice against the Maki leadership, accusing it of 'right-wing deviations'.[2] Vilenska and her followers argued that the alliance should include more radical forces, such asUri Avnery'sMeri. When Meri was not included in the alliance, Vilenska's group participated in the Meri list in the1973 Knesset election.[1] In the end, the Maki Central Committee expelled her and her associates from the party. Aki was formed by her followers, and was labelled a "splitting, neo-Rakahist tendency" by Maki.[3]
Aki had a predominantly Jewish membership.[4] The group opposed both Maki and Rakah.[5] The organization published the monthlyHedim (הדים, 'Echoes') in Hebrew fromTel Aviv, with Vilenska as its editor between 1974 and 1975.[6] It also issued aYiddish publication,Undzer shtime (אונדזער שטימע, 'Our Voice').[7]
Ahead of the elections to the 12th congress ofHistadrut, Aki formed a joint list with theBlue-Red Movement and HaOlam HaZeh.[5]
In 1975, former general secretary of MakiShmuel Mikunis resigned from that party in protest at its merger process withMoked, and joined Aki instead.[6] Aki held a national conference on 5 July 1975, with around a hundred participants; Vilenska and Mikunis led the meeting. The conference elaborated a programme for the organization.[8] Vilenska died on November 9, 1975.[9]
