Sentence examples for ruling likud from inspiring English sources

His plea for responsibility is being ignored by prominent members of his ruling Likud party.

Jabotinsky is the most popular street name in Israel, and the ruling Likud party traces its roots to his movement.

The intelligence minister, Yuval Steinitz, of Netanyahu's ruling Likud party, called Kerry's comments "offensive, unfair and insufferable".

The withdrawal of minor candidates late in the campaign allowed a face-off between incumbent Netanyahu, of the ruling Likud party, and Barak.

Thanks to his defection from the ruling Likud party, a general election is due in four months: in Israel's hectic circumstances, a long time.

Sharon moves forwardAriel Sharon, Israel's prime minister, broke away from his ruling Likud party to found the Kadima ("Forward") party, prompting a general election, in March.

Twelve parties made into the 120-member Knesset then: four of them securing fewer than five seats each, and only one — the ruling Likud-Israel Beitenu coalition — winning more than 20 (it has 31).

Fighting continued in and around Damascus, and in the north of the country.Israel's ruling party, Likud, approved an electoral pact with the ultranationalist Yisrael Beitenu party.

In fact, the directive is a result of pressure exerted on Moshe Yaalon, the defence minister, by Israeli settlers who say they are being "harassed" by Palestinians on the buses.The bus plan was roundly criticised by opposition figures and even by some within the ruling party, Likud.

His Likud-Beitenu's tally of 31 seats is 11 fewer than the previous combined parliamentary strength of the two parties in his ruling coalition, Likud and Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beitenu, which teamed up on a joint list just before the election.

Such versions of progress may seem nullified by Sunday's resolution of the Likud Central Committee ruling out the establishment of a Palestinian state between Israel and Jordan.