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Likud
Chairman: Benjamin Netanyahu Platform:
Party history:
The Likud movement can be traced back to the formation of the Herut movement by Menachem Begin upon Israel's establishment. Later the movement joined forces with the Liberal movement, and in 1973 joined forces with more elements that set up the Likud. In 1977, the party won 45 Knesset seats in the elections and for the first time rose to power. In 1979, Begin signed the peace treaty with Egypt. In 1982, a Likud-led government initiated the Lebanon War, eventually prompting Begin to resign and quit public life. His replacement Yitzhak Shamir, formed a national unity government with Labor.
In 1997, Likud Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed the Hebron agreement with the Palestinians and a year later signed the Wye agreement. In 2001, Netanyahu made way for Ariel Sharon at the helm of the party. Sharon later initiated the disengagement plan that saw Israel remove settlements in the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank. Sharon later quit the party ahead of the upcoming elections and formed the Kadima party. Notable figures: Benjamin Netanyahu Silvan Shalom Reuven Rivlin Natan Sharansky Gideon Sa'ar Uzi Landau Limor Livnat Danny Naveh
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