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Also Known As Unity-National Liberals • Likud-Liberalim Leumi
Date September 1973 - present
Areas Of Involvement conservatism • right
Related People Ariel Sharon • Benjamin Netanyahu • Ehud Olmert • Menachem Begin • Yitzḥak Shamir • Ezer Weizman • David Levy

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