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Meimad is a left-leaning religious political party in Israel, founded in 1988. Meimad is the transliteration of a Hebrew acronym meaning "Jewish State, Democratic State". It is often allied with the Israeli Labour Party (HaAvoda). It emphasizes the values of many social democratic parties, except on religious issues. Meimad, unlike Labor, takes a center-right approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It advocates the inclusion of religious studies in the main curriculum of Israel's public schools, and encourages the use of rabbinical courts in addition to civil courts. It is currently headed by Rabbi Yehuda Amital.
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