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members of the parent-organization, the 'Bata ruth'.
The 'flistadruth' has an office in Joch Iia' Ayin, with
a local committee and representatives. Those are concerned
with labour conditions, youth organization, and educational
, anti cultural services.
Political
Parties,
Political parties have been active in Rosh iia'Ayin
since the earliest months of its exiotenco tin a ctmp.
I, rcvicu2ly, the influence of parties in Israel wan gr©ator
than it is at present; they controlled schools, nursery
schools, employment und cultural services of various kinds.
At present, they are mostly concerned with election support,
but to cone oxteut with practical forms of assistance - in
rettix work, obtaining; loans etc. ,
Three major national partioa have local brunches in
fr
Rosh Fia'Ayin; they arc 'fapai'
0 'tlizrahi' and 'At udath
Yicrael'. The first is the right-wing labour party; the
second in the more moderate of the religious parties; und
the third in a more extreme religious party. In addition
to these, there is one noro important political organization,
which icy known an ' Enci 'emnn *- the Sons of Yemen.
'l)*n©i Teiun' was first founded during the camp-period,
as a branch of the national organization known as 'Hitachduth
ie2enenin'. But more recently it broke away fron the parent
organization, following a' fierce dioputo between "its local
leader and the 1eiýdcrship of the national body, conccrniuß