Gesher (2019 political party)


Gesher
גשר
LeaderOrly Levy
Founded25 December 2018
Split fromYisrael Beitenu
Preceded byGesher National Social Movement
Merged intoLikud
Ideology
Political positionCentre[5]
National affiliationLikud (2021)
Colours  Dark Blue
  Pink
Election symbol
נר
Website
web.archive.org/web/20190403080320/https://gesherparty.co.il

Gesher (Hebrew: גשר, lit. Bridge) was a liberal Zionist, social liberal, and centrist[6] political party in Israel, established in December 2018 by former Yisrael Beitenu MK Orly Levy. The party focused primarily on economic and cost-of-living issues.[7] The name of the party is a reference to the party founded by Orly's father, David Levy.

  1. ^ "כלכלי-חברתי". gesherparty.co.il (in Hebrew).
  2. ^ "מדיני • גשר! אורלי לוי אבקסיס". Archived from the original on 2019-04-06.
  3. ^ "מגזרים ואוכלוסיות מוחלשות". gesherparty.co.il (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  4. ^ "שוויון מגדרי". gesherparty.co.il (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Staff Writer (14 March 2018). "Orly Levy-Abekasis is Israel's newest political wildcard". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  7. ^ Baruch, Hezki (26 December 2018). "Levy-Abekasis' party to be named Gesher". Israel National News. Retrieved 3 March 2019.