Likud
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Likud
From the Hebrew word likkūdh literally, consolidation
Example Sentences
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The mayor of the southern city of Kiryat Gat, Kfir Swisa, who is also a member of Netanyahu's Likud party, on Monday said he was being questioned by police in connection with the case.
From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025
Tough rhetoric and domestic pressure on Netanyahu are now anticipated as Israel's parliament begins its winter session, and with an internal election due within the prime minister's Likud party.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025
That was in the summer of 1996, just after the 46-year-old Netanyahu had won his first election as leader of the Likud party.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2025
At the same time, neither Gallant nor Gantz has the influence to sway enough relatively moderate members of Likud to resign.
From Slate • May 21, 2024
“The operation in Rafah will happen,” Avi Dichter, a minister from Mr. Netanyahu’s conservative Likud party, told Israel’s public broadcaster, Kan, on Sunday.
From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2024
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