Ma'avak Sotzialisti (Hebrew: מאבק סוציאליסטי, Socialist Struggle) is an Israeli non-Zionist left-wing socialist organization affiliated with the Committee for a Workers' International. Though it does not run in Knesset elections, it actively campaigns against neo-liberal economic policy, ethnic discrimination, war, and repression of Israeli and Palestinian workers. It produces a bi-monthly paper HaMa'avak, and supports workers and activists involved in strikes and social struggles.
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Ma'avak Sotzialisti supported the strike of printers in Yediot Aharonot against management attempts to break their union.[1] They supported the dockers strike against privatisation in 2000[2] and in 2004 and argued for the dock workers to defy court orders banning the strike.[3] They organised protests against the workplace bullying of warehouse staff by Osem management.[4][5] Currently it is involved in the struggle for creating a united front of contract security guards[6] and in the struggle of contract Postal workers for permanent status.[7]
The organisation attempts to put forward a class position, stressing the common interests of Israeli and Palestinian workers. It opposes the Israeli acts of "repression" against the Palestinians as well as indiscriminate attacks against Israeli workers.[8] Ma'avak Sotzialisti opposed the 2006 Lebanon War[9]