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.
מחלLikudישרYasharפהTogetherכןBlue & WhiteמרצThe DemocratsדBaladזZionist HomeטOtzma YehuditשסShasלYisrael BeiteinuגUnited Torah JudaismטבReligious ZionismעםRa'amוםHadash-Ta'al
דBaladSami Abou Shahadeh0 seats · Civil equality legislationשסShasAryeh Deri8 seats · Interior & Finance portfoliosגUnited Torah JudaismYitzhak Goldknopf8 seats · Housing & Knesset committees
Judea & Samaria
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
- Balad:Full withdrawal, two states
- Shas:Pragmatic hawk, follows security consensus
- United Torah Judaism:Follows rabbinic guidance, dovish history
Gaza & Security
Deal & disengagementFull military control
- Balad:End the war and the blockade
- Shas:Backs the government line
- United Torah Judaism:Defers to the security cabinet
Haredi Enlistment
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
- Balad:Civil service, no coercion
- Shas:Torah study is service; protect exemptions
- United Torah Judaism:Exemption is existential
Judiciary
Strengthen the courtCurb the court
- Balad:Rights protection for minorities
- Shas:Curb the court that disqualified Deri
- United Torah Judaism:Back the overhaul in exchange for a draft law
Economy
Social spendingFree market
- Balad:Public investment in Arab society
- Shas:Subsidies and welfare for the poor
- United Torah Judaism:Sectoral allocations
Religion & State
Civil / pluralistHalachic status quo
- Balad:Secular state of all citizens
- Shas:Religious status quo, stronger rabbinate
- United Torah Judaism:Maximal religious status quo