Gesher (2019 political party)

Gesher (Hebrew: גשר, lit. Bridge) is a liberal and centrist^[7] political party in Israel. It was created in December 2018 by former Yisrael Beitenu MK Orly Levy.

Gesher גשר
Leader	Orly Levy
Founded	25 December 2018
Split from	Yisrael Beitenu
Ideology	Zionism Social liberalism[1] Economic egalitarianism[2] Feminism[3] Two-state solution[4]
Political position	Centre[5] to centre-left[6]
National affiliation	Labor-Gesher
Colours	Dark Blue   Pink
Knesset	1 / 120
Election symbol
נר
Website
gesherparty.co.il

The party focuses on economic and cost-of-living issues, aiming to reduce inequality.^[8] The name of the party is a reference to the party founded by Orly's father, David Levy.

Participating in the Netanyahu-Gantz Government.

References

1. "כלכלי-חברתי". Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
2. "מגזרים ואוכלוסיות מוחלשות". Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
3. "שוויון מגדרי". Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
4. "מדיני". Archived from the original on 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
5. Avishai, Bernard (8 February 2019). "Benjamin Netanyahu Finally Faces a Real Challenger in Benny Gantz—If the Opposition Can Unite Behind Him". The New Yorker. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
6. "Which parties are running – and who is likely to get in?". Arutz Sheva. 9 April 2019. Alignment: Center, Center-Left
7. Staff Writer (14 March 2018). "Orly Levy-Abekasis is Israel's newest political wildcard". Times of Israel. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
8. Hezki Baruch (26 December 2018). "Levy-Abekasis' party to be named Gesher". Israel National News. Retrieved 3 March 2019.