World & Nation
Little old ladies in sensible hats scrambled up mildly sloping hills to pick olives while enthusiastic youths in political T-shirts made a game of slapping campaign stickers on the backs of unsuspecting reporters.
Sept. 24, 1988
Israel’s Dan Meridor on the future of the Likud Party
Feb. 20, 2013
The party picks a slate of hard-liners to run in Israeli elections, not the moderates its leader had sought.
Dec. 10, 2008
The bruising battle over Israel’s agreement with the Palestine Liberation Organization on Palestinian self-government has left the country’s major opposition party, Likud, in almost total disarray.
Sept. 27, 1993
Israel’s prime minister narrowly prevails in a Likud vote aiming to punish him for the Gaza pullout. It is a victory over rival Netanyahu.
Sept. 27, 2005
The Likud and Labor parties ended six weeks of intricate, on-and-off talks Monday by agreeing to form a coalition government in which Likud’s hawkish Yitzhak Shamir remains prime minister and Labor’s more dovish Shimon Peres leaves the Foreign Ministry but still keeps a hand on key questions of war and peace.
Dec. 20, 1988
Ex-prime minister’s bid for the Likud helm may mean political turmoil. Observers fear the rivalry may split Israel’s dominant faction.
Aug. 31, 2005
For decades, the party has dominated politics. But Sharon’s departure has led to a humbling turnabout for the powerhouse movement.
Dec. 8, 2005
Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, dogged by corruption allegations, received mixed results Wednesday in a primary election for fellow Likud Party candidates.
Feb. 6, 2019
Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir lashed out at defeated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, blaming him for the Likud Party’s dismal performance in Israel’s general elections.
May 23, 1999