Sentence examples for either likud from inspiring English sources

As neither party received a majority, the bargaining power of the two principal religious parties, the National Religious Party and Aguda Israel, is greater than it has ever been, as the support of both is almost absolutely necessary for either Likud or Labor to form a coalition which would constitute a majority in the Knesset.

President Bush, in this view, was the best president either Israel's Likud leadership or the mainstream Jewish groups could have wished for.

A narrow and politically homogeneous government of moderate, mainly non-religious, parties, dependent on Arab votes, would exacerbate resistance from the right and the religious when it sought to trade land for peace.Mr Barak, therefore, will probably want to bring in either the much chastened and reduced Likud or the still-jubilant Shas.

It should also be clear to both Gazans and Israelis that Hamas and Likud cannot guarantee security either.

Opinion polls this week suggested he might win 30-33 seats in the 120-member Knesset, Israel's parliament, more than either Labour (26) or Likud 12-155).

But instead of going over to the Labor party, the left-wing opposition, many Likud dropouts have taken refuge either in the religious right -- mostly the Shas party -- or in its polar opposite, the secular Shinui.

It appears that the majority of Israelis, now, are not represented by either of the major parties — Likud or Labor.

The Labour Party, in particular, scored badly, crashing from 19 to 13 seats.It will not be easy for Mr Netanyahu either, despite the right-leaning block, led by Likud, gathering 65-66 seats.

In most of his advertisements, Mr. Sharon, the 72-year-old Likud Party candidate, is either grinning widely or appears as relaxed as Israel has ever seen the traditionally pugnacious former general.

But another poll, which asked people to choose between the Likud's Mr Netanyahu and either Mr Ayalon or Mr Barak, put the former Shin Bet chief just a few points behind Mr Netanyahu, while Mr Barak trailed.The Labour party, which is electing its sixth leader in as many years, is riven by infighting and is ideologically adrift.

Such an arrangement, if applied now, would see Kadima (with 28 seats) uniting in coalition with Likud (with 27) and then bringing in either Labour (13) or Yisrael Beiteinu (15).