- Lev (political party)
:"For the contemporary party headed by Ovadia Fatkhov, see
Lev LaOlim "Lev ( _he. לב, "Heart") was an extremely short-lived political faction inIsrael , existing for only several minutes during the 15th Knesset in 2002.Background
After
Ariel Sharon formed a coalition government with theCentre Party in 2001 following his victory in the special election for Prime Minister, speculation started that Centre Party MKRoni Milo intended to return toLikud . [ [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/english/200108/17/eng20010817_77520.html Israel's Center Party to Join Coalition Government] People's Daily Online, 17 August 2001] On 22 May 2002 Milo told fellow Centre Party MKs that he wanted to return to Likud and that he wanted them to come with him. [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-53235065.html Likud 'prince' Roni Milo intends to return to party] Jerusalem Post, 23 May 2002]Eventually just Milo and
Yehiel Lasry broke away from Centre Party, briefly forming the Lev faction which merged intoLikud after only a few minutes in existence. Three other Centre Party MKs left and formed New Way, which later merged into Labour.References
External links
* [http://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionPage_eng.asp?PG=176 Party history] Knesset website en icon
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