Gahal
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Gahal (, an acronym for Gush Herut–Liberalim (Hebrew: ), lit. Freedom–Liberals Bloc) was the main right-leaning political alliance in Israel, from its founding in 1965 until the establishment of Likud in 1973. It was led by Menachem Begin.
Key facts
- Political party.name
- Herut–Liberals Bloc
- Political party.logo
- Gahal.svg
- Political party.chairperson
- Menachem Begin
- Political party.successor
- Likud
- Political party.headquarters
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Political party.position
- Majority:Right-wingFactions:Centre-right
- Political party.colours
- Blue
- Political party.symbol
- 50px
- Political party.country
- Israel
- Political party.ideology
- Conservatism (Israeli)Liberal conservatismMajority:National conservatismRevisionist ZionismFactions:Liberalism (Israeli)Liberal Zionism
- Political party.affiliation1_title
- Member parties
- Political party.seats1_title
- Most MKs
- Political party.seats2
- 26 (1965, 1969)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- political party
- Country
- Israel
- Headquarters
- Jerusalem
- Chairperson
- Menachem Begin
- Followed by
- Likud
- Follows
- Herut
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- inception
- 1965-05-25
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1973-01-01
- member category
- Category:Gahal politicians
- sRGB color hex triplet
- 1C39BB
- native label
- גח"ל
- political alignment
- right-wing
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Composition
- Electoral results
- See also
- References
- External links
Gahal (, an acronym for Gush Herut–Liberalim (Hebrew: ), lit. Freedom–Liberals Bloc) was the main right-leaning political alliance in Israel, from its founding in 1965 until the establishment of Likud in 1973. It was led by Menachem Begin.
==History== Gahal was formed by an alliance of Herut and the Liberal Party towards the end of the fifth Knesset in preparation for the 1965 elections. The alliance brought together the only two right-wing parties in the Knesset, each with 17 seats at the time. The Liberal Party had only been formed in 1961, by a merger of the General Zionists and the Progressive Party. The Gahal platform largely incorporated Herut's approach to security and foreign affairs and the Liberal Party's approach to economics and finance. Though Gahal was led by Begin, Herut and the Liberals initially had nearly equal strength in the alliance.
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