(Hamerkaz Hahofshi)
Political party founded by Shmuel Tamir in 1967, when he and two other Knesset members split from the Herut Party because of ideological differences. In 1973, the Free Center rejoined Herut. Subsequently, the larger portion of the Free Center, excluding Tamir, joined the La'am faction (organized in 1977) within Likud. Tamir joined Yi-gael Yadin's Democratic Movement for Change.
Historical Dictionary of Israel. Bernard Reich David H. Goldberg. Edited by Jon Woronoff..