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'''Likud''' (meaning 'Union' or 'Consolidation') is [[Israel]]'s center-right wing political party.  Its platform is free-market economy and strong national defense.  Its current leader is [[Benjamin Netanyahu]].

'''Likud''' (meaning 'Union' or 'Consolidation', officially the '''Likud–National Liberal Movement''') is an [[Israel]]i center-right wing political party.  Its platform is free-market economy (though it does support strong social programs for Jews making [[Aliyah]] to Israel in order to assist in assimilation), and strong national defense.

Likud (officially the '''Likud–National Liberal Movement''') was formed by the merger in 1988 of a number of parties that had previously formed an alliance in 1973:

 

Likud was formed by the merger in 1988 of a number of parties that had previously formed an alliance in 1973:

*Gahal - itself an alliance of:

*Gahal - itself an alliance of: