The Israeli Liberal Party (Hebrew: מפלגה ליברלית ישראלית‎, Miflaga Libralit Yisraelit) was a political party in Israel established in 1961. It was one of the forerunners of the modern-day Likud. The party was created by a merger between the centrist Progressive Party and the General Zionists,[2] forming a right-leaning, middle-class-based party.[3][4] The Progressives soon seceded to form the Independent Liberals in 1964.[2]