Gesher (2019 political party)
Gesher גשר | |
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| Leader | Orly Levy |
| Founded | 25 December 2018 |
| Split from | Yisrael Beitenu |
| Ideology | Zionism Social liberalism[1] Economic egalitarianism[2] Feminism[3] Two-state solution[4] |
| Political position | Centre[5] to centre-left[6] |
| National affiliation | Labor-Gesher |
| Colours | Dark Blue Pink |
| Knesset | 1 / 120 |
| Election symbol | |
| נר | |
| Website | |
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Gesher (Hebrew: גשר, lit. Bridge) is a liberal and centrist[7] political party in Israel. It was created in December 2018 by former Yisrael Beitenu MK Orly Levy.
The party focuses on economic and cost-of-living issues, aiming to reduce inequality.[8] The name of the party is a reference to the party founded by Orly's father, David Levy.
Participating in the Netanyahu-Gantz Government.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "כלכלי-חברתי". Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ↑ "מגזרים ואוכלוסיות מוחלשות". Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ↑ "שוויון מגדרי". Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ↑ "מדיני". Archived from the original on 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ↑ Avishai, Bernard (8 February 2019). "Benjamin Netanyahu Finally Faces a Real Challenger in Benny Gantz—If the Opposition Can Unite Behind Him". The New Yorker. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ↑ "Which parties are running – and who is likely to get in?". Arutz Sheva. 9 April 2019.
Alignment: Center, Center-Left
- ↑ Staff Writer (14 March 2018). "Orly Levy-Abekasis is Israel's newest political wildcard". Times of Israel. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ↑ Hezki Baruch (26 December 2018). "Levy-Abekasis' party to be named Gesher". Israel National News. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
