פThe Petek

Side by side

Pick two or three parties. Every issue is one shared scale, so the distance between the dots is the distance between the parties.

Judea & Samaria

Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
  • Otzma Yehudit:Full annexation, encourage emigration
  • Shas:Pragmatic hawk, follows security consensus
  • United Torah Judaism:Follows rabbinic guidance, dovish history

Gaza & Security

Deal & disengagementFull military control
  • Otzma Yehudit:Resettle Gaza, permanent control
  • Shas:Backs the government line
  • United Torah Judaism:Defers to the security cabinet

Haredi Enlistment

Universal draftPreserve exemptions
  • Otzma Yehudit:Sympathetic to exemptions
  • Shas:Torah study is service; protect exemptions
  • United Torah Judaism:Exemption is existential

Judiciary

Strengthen the courtCurb the court
  • Otzma Yehudit:Subordinate court to Knesset
  • Shas:Curb the court that disqualified Deri
  • United Torah Judaism:Back the overhaul in exchange for a draft law

Economy

Social spendingFree market
  • Otzma Yehudit:Populist spending for its base
  • Shas:Subsidies and welfare for the poor
  • United Torah Judaism:Sectoral allocations

Religion & State

Civil / pluralistHalachic status quo
  • Otzma Yehudit:Strengthen the Jewish character of the state
  • Shas:Religious status quo, stronger rabbinate
  • United Torah Judaism:Maximal religious status quo