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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: kyel on July 15, 2014, 04:01:05 PM

Title: Why is Likud called the National Liberal Party?
Post by: kyel on July 15, 2014, 04:01:05 PM

I have never been to there website but at the top it says "National Liberal Party". What does liberal mean in an Israeli context?

http://www.likud.org.il/en/

Title: Re: Why is Likud called the National Liberal Party?
Post by: Kahane-Was-Right BT on July 15, 2014, 09:25:27 PM

Probably has to do with the original name under Begin which was Herut.  Herut means freedom

Title: Re: Why is Likud called the National Liberal Party?
Post by: Binyamin Yisrael on July 15, 2014, 10:57:16 PM

It means Liberal as in Classical Liberalism. It's more similar to the Libertarian Party than Left Wing Liberal Democrats.

Title: Re: Why is Likud called the National Liberal Party?
Post by: ChabadKahanist on July 16, 2014, 02:32:16 AM

Likud's old name was Gachal which is rashei teivot for Gush Cherut Liberalim.