Gesher (1996 political party)

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Gesher גֶּשֶׁר‎
Leader	David Levy
Founded	11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
Dissolved	2007
Split from	Likud
Merged into	Likud
Ideology	Zionism Liberal conservatism Economic egalitarianism Mizrahi interests
Political position	Center-right[1]
Alliances	One Israel (1999–2001)
Most MKs	5 (1996–1999)
Fewest MKs	2 (1996, 2003)
Politics of Israel Political parties Elections

Gesher (Hebrew: גֶּשֶׁר, lit. 'Bridge'), officially the Gesher National Social Movement (Hebrew: גשר – תנועה חברתית לאומית, Gesher – Teno'a Hevratit Le'umit), was a political party in Israel between 1996 and 2003. It formed when David Levy led a split from the Israeli center-right party Likud. Gesher helped to form coalition governments led by both Likud and the left-wing Labor Party, but never gained significant power.^{[not verified in body]} The party was eventually disbanded as Levy returned to Likud.^{[not verified in body]} In 2019, David Levy's daughter, Orly Levy set up a similar party named Gesher, which advocates for many of the same policies supported by her father.