There has been some interesting rebranding of Israeli political parties in honor of the forthcoming election. Most prominent is the Israeli Labor Party, which is now known in the English language media as the Zionist Union. In Hebrew it is the Machaneh Tzioni, which should be translated into 'the Zionist Camp'.
The English translation is a bit more accurate in terms of the party’s constituents. It is made up of the Labor Party and the remnants of what was at one time the Kadimah Party. However, the Hebrew name “Zionist Camp” has more relevance to Israeli domestic politics.
Israeli political parties to the right of the center have over the years referred to themselves as “the nationalist camp”. This is despite the fact that left wing parties are credited with creating the Jewish State and defending its independence, as well as the fact that right wing parties of the “nationalist camp” have no problem forming coalitions with anti-Zionist ultra-Orthodox Haredi parties.
