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To: Amy J who wrote (190017)	6/8/2004 12:06:21 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1573922

Amy, the Likud is the most important conservative party in Israel. However, with a multiparty system, none of Israel's parties would be as big as the GOP or the Dems. ********************************************* The Likud Party by Rebecca Weiner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Likud (Union) was formed by the joining together of Free Center, Laam and Gahal in preparation for the 1973 elections, the Likud has become one of Israel’s major conservative parties. Since 1973, the Likud has either been the ruling party in the Knesset or the leading opposition party. Likud’s leaders Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir and Benjamin Netanyahu have all served as prime minister. In the 1984 election, Likud joined with Labor to form a national unity government, both Shamir and Shimon Peres served as prime minister. Herut and the Liberal party merged and unified with Likud in 1988. Likud was last in power from 1996 until 1999 when Netanyahu lost to Ehud Barak. Likud’s platform includes a peace treaty based on "peace for peace," maintaining the status quo in religion/state issues and reforms in public health, education and welfare. us-israel.org

To: Amy J who wrote (190017)	6/8/2004 5:21:42 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1573922

Do you know what their % is? Legislative branch (election results): Percent of vote by party - Likud Party 29.4%, Labor 14.5%, Shinui 12.3%, Shas 8.2%, National Union 5.5%, Meretz 5.2%, United Torah Judaism 4.3%, National Religious Party 4.2%, Democratic Front for Peace and Equality 3.0%, One Nation 2.8%, National Democratic Alliance 2.3%, YBA 2.2%, United Arab List 2.1%, Green Leaf Party 1.2%, Herut 1.2%, other 1.6% Seats by party - Likud 38, Labor 19, Shinui 15, Shas 11, National Union 7, Meretz 6, National Religious Party 6, United Torah Judaism 5, Democratic Front for Peace and Equality 3, One Nation 3, National Democratic Alliance 3, YBA 2, United Arab List 2 nationmaster.com

To: Amy J who wrote (190017)	6/11/2004 1:37:39 AM
From: SilentZ	Respond to of 1573922

>Do you know what their % is? >The % I hear is small in that it doesn't make them majority by any means. Tim and Ted answered this -- the nature of a coalition-based parliamentary democracy is such that the leading party is not likely to represent a majority of the people. I think there are something like fifteen parties in Israel that have some level of representation, and there are about six that are important. Contrast that with our system in the U.S.. >They apparantly represent religious extremists from the South and controversial settlements, not the needs of businesses. Businesses need peace for prosperity, not wars from more settlements. Not true. There are so many parallels to draw between the Likud and the Republicans -- Netanyahu is actually a staunch supply-sider (a student of Reagan, in fact) and the party is very pro-business. Of course, it's not pro-worker, it's pro-corporation, just like the Reps in the U.S.. The parallel actually follows between Labor and the Democrats, as well. -Z