» This article's about the political party. For other uses, see Herut (disambiguation).Herut (Freedom) was the major right-wing political party in Israel from the 1940s until its formal merger into Likud in 1988, and an adherent to Revisionist Zionism. It isn't to be confused with Herut – The National Movement, a party which broke away from Likud in 1998. Background Formation and setback Herut was founded by Menachem Begin on 15 June 1948 as the political successor to the Irgun, a paramil… (More on Herut)