Likud

Chairman: Benjamin Netanyahu

Platform:

 

• Israel will not allow the establishment of an Arab Palestinian state west of the Jordan River. The Palestinians will be able to manage their lives freely in the framework of an autonomous regime, but not as a sovereign, independent state.
  

• The Jordan River will be the State of Israel's permanent border. Jerusalem will not be divided and the expansion of Jewish neighborhoods in east Jerusalem will continue. The boosting of Jewish settlement activity in the Golan Heights will continue.
• The Likud pledges to continue to strive for peace with Syria without preconditions.
•  Israel will strive for a free economy while integrating into the global village, encouraging privatization, and greater exposure to competition. A tax reform will be introduced and greater investment would be made in development towns. Additional government assistance will be offered in order to expand the job market and minimize unemployment.
• Boosting Jewish, Zionist, and national elements at schools. When it comes to Arab and Druze educational facilities, the Likud pledges to act in order to prevent students from dropping out of school and boost the level of achievements.
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