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- proper noun A centre-right
political party in Israel.
Etymologies
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Examples
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FREEMAN: Well, I think the right-wing elements that I referred to, which are loosely called the Israel lobby -- as I said, I'd prefer the term Likud lobby -- in fact have a hammerlock on both public discussion and policy.
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It falls into the “criticism of the Likud is antisemitism” school that is so popular and so damaging.
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On another thread, London Litigator has posited that Likud is morally no better than Hamas.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Telling Interview with the Director of Amnesty Israel 2010
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And are you seriously arguing that Likud is a marginalized organization?
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Steve: The problem is, if Ariel Sharon is a right-wing nut, that leaves us without a label to put on the people who were so far to the right that he left them behind in Likud — not to mention the people who were so far to the right they put a death-curse onhim!
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Strange Thing About the Controversy Over Jerusalem 2010
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The Likud platform declares the settlements to stand on Israeli land, and Likud is opposed both to giving any of that land away, and is opposed to the establishment of a Palestinian state of any kind.
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The problem is, if Ariel Sharon is a right-wing nut, that leaves us without a label to put on the people who were so far to the right that he left them behind in Likud — not to mention the people who were so far to the right they put a death-curse onhim!
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Strange Thing About the Controversy Over Jerusalem 2010
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After all, the intended damage has been done, the Likud is satisfied with the chaos and is trying to cozy up to the Kurds, and Iran is next at bat.
Is McCain About to ‘Refine’ His Withdrawal Plan, Too? « Antiwar.com Blog 2008
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The Likud is not nearly as ideologically monolithic as you portray it.
GOP Rep. Gilchrest on Iran Sanctions Bill « Antiwar.com Blog 2008
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Which is why for obvious reasons the Israel Lobby is often called the Likud-Lobby with many Democratic members being openly joined at the hip with them e.g.
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