National Unity Party

by Rebecca Weiner

The National Unity Party (Haichud HaLeumi) was created in 1999. Haichud HaLeumi is a right-wing party coalition that includes Herut, Moledet and Tekuma. Ze’ev Binyamin ("Benny") Begin ran as its prime ministerial candidate in the 1999 elections, but dropped out a couple weeks before the elections. The platform of the party emphasizes the importance of the land of Israel as a Jewish homeland. Following the party’s poor showing in the elections, during which it gained four seats, Benny Begin resigned as leader of the party.

Sources: Peters, Joel and Becky Kook. ‘New Government, New Agenda for Israel.’ Briefing Paper. New Series No. 5. August 1999.