What Does Histadrut Mean?

Histadrut, or the General Organization of Workers in Israel, originally, is Israel's national trade union center and represents the majority of Israel's trade unionists. Established in December 1920 in Mandatory Palestine, it soon became one of the most powerful institutions in the Yishuv.

Who founded Histadrut?

Until 1920, Ahdut HaAvoda and Hapoel Hatzair had been unable to set up a unified workers organisation. In 1920, Third Aliyah immigrants founded Gdud HaAvoda and demanded a unified organization for all Jewish workers, which led to the establishment of the Histadrut.

What is the meaning of Yishuv?

Yishuv (Hebrew: ישוב‎, literally "settlement"), Ha-Yishuv (Hebrew: הישוב‎, the Yishuv), or Ha-Yishuv Ha-Ivri (Hebrew: הישוב העברי‎, the Hebrew Yishuv) is the body of Jewish residents in the Land of Israel (corresponding to the southern part of Ottoman Syria until 1918, OETA South 1917–1920, and Mandatory Palestine 1920 ...