A political party headed by former Israeli prime minister David Ben-Gurion that was elected to the 7th Knesset (1969). In the course of the 9th Knesset (1973), members of Knesset Yigael Hurvitz, Yitzhak Peretz, and Zalman Shoval left the Likud and formed the Rafi-National List parliamentary group. Toward the end of the 9th Knesset, Peretz broke away to form the single-member National List splinter faction but 12 days later he returned to the Likud. Hurwitz and Shoval joined with Moshe Dayan to form Telem (Movement for National Renewal), which won two seats in the 10th Knesset (1981). In the course of the 10th Knesset Telem split and Yi-gael Hurwitz formed a single-member parliamentary faction called Rafi-National List, which later changed its name to Ometz.
Historical Dictionary of Israel. Bernard Reich David H. Goldberg. Edited by Jon Woronoff..