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Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means "consolidation") is a right-wing political party in Israel. The Likud's roots are in Zeev Jabotinsky's Revisionist Zionism which became the Herut party and was the main opposition to the Labour Zionist Mapai party. After a split which saw the formation of the new centrist Kadima party by a number of Likud and other Knesset Members, Likud was routed in the 2006 Knesset election.
Ideological Positions
Economy
The Likud claims to support free market capitalism, though in practice it has mostly adopted moderate economic policies, with conservative tendencies. The Likud, under the guidance of Finance minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pushed through legislation reducing the VAT, income and corporate taxes significantly, as well as the customs duty. Likewise, it has instituted free-trade (especially with the EU and the U.S.) and dismantled certain monopolies (Bezeq and the sea ports). Additionally, it has managed to privatize numerous government owned companies (El Al and Bank Leumi). The last Likud Finance minister, now the party leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, was the most ardent free-market Israeli Finance minister to-date, argues that Israel's largest labor union, the Histadrut, has so much power as to be capable of paralyzing the Israeli economy. He also claims that the main causes of unemployment are laziness and excessive benefits to the unemployed. Under Netanyahu, Likud are likely to maintain a right-wing conservative economic stance. More on [ Likud ]
#sarap from harap haha RT @LOSTKIDmikec: #shelooksgood from likud @i_am_marty haha you know what I'm talkn about haha
DjVinceBoogie (DJ Vince Boogie) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:22:16 -0000
#sarap from harap haha RT @LOSTKIDmikec: #shelooksgood from likud @i_am_marty haha you know what I'm talkn about haha
#shelooksgood from likud @i_am_marty haha you know what I'm talkn about haha
lostkidmikec (Michael) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:16:11 -0000
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Sukkot 5770 Register for Likud Online From The Desk of Moshe Feiglin: Manhigut Yehudit's Founding Principles: A... http://bit.ly/SeSxq
FrumJew (FrumJew) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:05:57 -0000
Sukkot 5770 Register for Likud Online From The Desk of Moshe Feiglin: Manhigut Yehudit's Founding Principles: A... http://bit.ly/SeSxq
Likud adviser helps Glenn Beck scare the crap out of the clowns who watch Glenn Beck with End Times nonsense http://bit.ly/aOKPi
mattduss (Matt Duss) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:28:03 -0000
Likud adviser helps Glenn Beck scare the crap out of the clowns who watch Glenn Beck with End Times nonsense http://bit.ly/aOKPi
@darasaquin erm, wala ko kabalo sa gawas. pero perteng tugnawa diri, full blast ang aircon sa akong likud kay nabalik nas jonathan
flobenz (Flo) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:10:41 -0000
@darasaquin erm, wala ko kabalo sa gawas. pero perteng tugnawa diri, full blast ang aircon sa akong likud kay nabalik nas jonathan
.@Jerusalem_Post 'We'll send #Obama the pullout report'. MK Danny Danon (Likud) said Tuesday he would have the interim http://j.mp/15Rpzu
jnewsreader (JewPI News) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:15:30 -0000
.@Jerusalem_Post 'We'll send #Obama the pullout report'. MK Danny Danon (Likud) said Tuesday he would have the interim http://j.mp/15Rpzu
1996 Likud Party Platform - Presented by the Jewish Virtual Library.
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American Friends Of Likud - Part of a global federation of right-wing Zionist movements known as Likud Olami. Description of its political platform and membership options.
Anachronism in the Likud - Describing how the Central Committee of Israel's Likud Party is scheduled to meet to consider formalizing its opposition to the creation of a Palestinian state, which would require its leaders including Ariel Sharon to work to defeat any such state.
Likud of Holland - Likoed Nederland - Bilingual site with extensive information on Israeli politics, the Middle East conflict and Zionism.
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Bilingual site with extensive information on Israeli politics and the Middle East conflict,
Israeli government points of view, Likud policy statements, articles from the world press,
reference documents, Palestinian suicide terror, terrorism and extremism, violations of the peace accords ]
Sharon loses crucial party vote - In a vote led by Benjamin Netanyahu, who seeks to replace Ariel Sharon as the party leader, Israel's Likud party voted to bar its members from supporting any peace process that would result in a Palestinian state.
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The Likud - Israel's leading right wing party. Currently in government and led by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
The Likud Party - A brief annotated summary of the history of Likud, from the Jewish Virtual Library.
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