likud

English - English

Definition of likud in English English dictionary: A centre-right political party in Israel; one of the main political parties in Israel. It is a right wing party. Coalition of Israeli right-wing political parties. It was created by the 1973 merger of the Herut Party (1948) and the Liberal Party (1961), which itself was a merger of the General Zionists and the Progressives. From the late 1970s Likud alternated in power with the Israel Labour Party. The party generally was skeptical of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, opposing the formation of a Palestinian state and supporting continued Jewish settlement of the occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Party leaders have included Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir, and Ariel Sharon. See also Arab-Israeli wars; Irgun Zvai Leumi; Vladimir Jabotinsky; {i} Israeli political party
Likud Movement: political party in Israel, right wing political party
Likud conference: meeting of Likud party members for elections or making fundamental decisions
Likud faction: Israeli Knesset members from the Likud party
Likud government: government run by members of the Likud party
Likud party: right wing political movement that includes "Heirut" and the Independent Liberal Party
Likud whip: controlling member of the Likud (Israeli political party)