Summary
The reformist movement led by Yigael Yadin whose fifteen Knesset seats in 1977, won primarily at Labor’s expense, put the Likud in a position to form a government in the 1977 upheaval, in the account of The Jewish State: A Century Later (The Jewish State: A Century Later, lines 2352-2514).
Details
- Dowty describes it as a reformist movement led by the popular military commander and archeologist Yigael Yadin (lines 2352-2514).
- Its appearance in 1977 magnified the long-term trends of Likud’s rise and Labor’s slide: its fifteen seats came primarily at Labor’s expense, and this, more than Likud’s own electoral success, put Likud in a position to form a government — though given prevailing trends, Dowty argues, that would have happened one or two elections later in any event (lines 2352-2514).
Related pages
The Jewish State: A Century Later, Yigael Yadin, Likud, Electoral upheaval of 1977