Likud: Quick Facts

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Facts

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

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