to hold new elections. In the 1992 legislative election, the party failed to cross the electoral threshold, and subsequently disappeared, with Cohen joining Likud that year. It is likely that most of its electorate went to Eitan's Tzomet, who jumped from two seats in the 1988 elections to eight in the 1992 votes. The two parties had competed on the same secular right-wing electorate. Tehiya fronted a number of controversial positions in its time, some of which were adopted by the mainstream; most notably, the Jerusalem Law, which was proposed by the party and enacted on 30 July 1980 establishing Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel. Structure The structure of Tehiya was based on a military model due to Gideon Altshuler, former head of an IDF brigade being made Secretary General, and Shmuel Gordan a former Lieutenant Colonel being made head of organization. The party only allowed Jewish members. Knesset members Election platform The Tehiya platform at the 1988 elections included: Jewish sovereignty over the Sinai, the West Bank and Gaza Increase of the number of Jews living in all quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem Strengthening of the IDF, including technical development and severe punishment for refusal to serve Support and increase for the settlements of the West Bank and Gaza, including establishment of a special police force Clemency for Jews convicted of crimes committed due to "security distress" Peace agreements only with Arab states who acquiesce to Jewish control over the entirety of the Land of Israel Jordan being the Palestinian State, all attempts to create a Palestinian state west of the Jordan River are to be prevented Cancellation of the access of Palestinians to the High Court of Justice Death penalty for severe cases of violence by Palestinians Licence for Israeli soldiers to shoot stone throwers Punishments of Palestinians to include collective punishments Wide access roads through the casbahs of Palestinian cities References External links Tehiya-Bnai Knesset website Tehiya Knesset website Defunct political parties in Israel Zionist political parties in Israel Neo-Zionism Revisionist Zionism Political parties established in 1979 Far-right political parties in Israel 1979 establishments in Israel