Claim: Herut–Liberals Bloc, founded on May 25, 1965 and led by Menachem Begin (the sixth Prime Minister of Israel), has a centre-right to right-wing political position.
Evidence: On 25 May 1965, the Liberal Party merged with Herut to form Gahal, a Hebrew acronym for Herut–Liberals Bloc (Hebrew: גוש חרות–ליברלים, Gush Herut–Libralim), though the two parties continued to function as independent factions within the alliance. Menachem Begin 6th Prime Minister of Israel It had a right-of-center approach to economic and social policies.