From independence in 1948 until 1977, the Labor party was dominant, before giving way to an opposition coalition of conservative, nationalist, and centrist parties allied in the Likud bloc. Since then, the two parties have taken turns in power, sometimes in grand coalitions and often in partnership with smaller parties.
简而言之，以色列第二代政治体制正在终结。从1948年独立直到1977年，工党一直独霸，然后让位给结盟在利库德集团的保守份子、民族主义份子以及中间党派的反对派联盟。从此以后，两党轮流执政，有时侯是以大联合政府的形式，有时侯经常与小党派组成伙伴。