Herut – The National Movement
Herut – The National Movement חרות – התנועה הלאומית | |
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Right-wing | |
| Alliance | National Union (1999–2000) |
| Most MKs | 3 (1999) |
| Fewest MKs | 1 (1999–2003) |
| Election symbol | |
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| Website | |
| herut.org.il | |
Herut – The National Movement (
1999, 2003 and 2006 elections
.
History
The party was formed on 23 February 1999 when
fourteenth Knesset. The breakaway was the result of disagreements with Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu over the Wye River Memorandum and the Hebron Agreement, which had ceded land to the Palestinians. Though not an MK at the time, former Prime Minister and Herut leader Yitzhak Shamir backed the new party.[1]
Herut participated in the
simultaneous election for Prime Minister, Begin had originally planned to stand, but dropped out three days before the election to avoid splitting the right-wing vote between himself and Netanyahu (though it didn't help, as Netanyahu lost to Ehud Barak by more than 12%). In the Knesset
election, the National Union won only 3% of the vote and four seats. The party's poor performance led to Begin resigning as head of the party and retiring from politics before the Knesset term began, and Herut's one allocated seat was taken by Kleiner.
On 1 February 2000, Kleiner pulled out of the National Union, establishing Herut as an independent party in the Knesset. In the
electoral threshold. Soon after Marzel left to found his own party, the Jewish National Front
.
Herut participated in the
electoral threshold
of 2%.
Prior to the 2009 elections, Kleiner and Begin rejoined the Likud slate. Herut did not run in the 2009 elections or subsequently and is considered defunct.
References
- ^ "Shamir, Opposing Netanyahu, Takes Further Turn to Right". The New York Times. 25 March 1999. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ Dan Izenberg (10 April 2006). "Mazuz: Probe Herut for incitement". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ Gideon Alon (7 March 2006). "Central Election Committe[sic]: Herut campaign ad provokes racism". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007.
External links
- Herut - National Movement (Herut) Knesset website
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