Blue & White כחול לבן

Led by Benny Gantz · 0 projected seats · running for Defense Ministry

Gantz's centrist party, back under its original name after Eisenkot and Kahana walked out. Currently polling below the threshold and fighting for survival.

The list, who comes with them

How this list is picked. Gantz picks the list himself; there is no primary.

Benny GantzBenny GantzParty Chairman, Lt. Gen. (res.)Pnina Tamano-ShataPnina Tamano-ShataMK, former Aliyah & Integration MinisterAliza BlochAliza BlochFormer mayor of Beit Shemesh · wants Education ministerRoi KonkolRoi KonkolFormer prime minister’s spokesmanRotem Avidar-TzalikRotem Avidar-TzalikLawyer and Service Members’ Lobby founderAlon SchusterAlon SchusterMK and State Control Committee chairMufid Mar'iMufid Mar'iFormer MKYehudit Oliel-MalkaYehudit Oliel-MalkaSderot deputy mayor and lawyerAriel BazizAriel BazizJerusalem councillor, business portfolioMoria SilfenMoria SilfenTask Force on Human Trafficking and Prostitution chief executive
Show 20 more namesJuliana Ben AvrahamJuliana Ben AvrahamNetanya councillor, youth and youth movements portfolioMonica Lev-CohenMonica Lev-CohenBusiness consultant and SoftSkills founderShai ZoldanKiryat Gat councillor and lawyerLili KedarMedical Corps veteranShai DavidEducator and business ownerBen PeretzCandidateSharona AmarBe'er Tuvia regional councillorRuth Shalev-VodislavskyBlue and White youth chairIrad HershkovitzNational Parents Leadership board memberNahi YosefFormer agriculture minister’s assistantDavid AssayagAshdod city councillor and photographerNoa MantverCandidateEmanuel StravorvadisRimon campus managerZion RahavCandidateMichael GarbiCandidateMoshe Mor EdriCandidateYeshayahu ShakedCandidateYosef ZimbrisCandidateRuth ValentiCandidateAmir ShoshaniReserve major and former Metula security coordinator

Rank on the slip decides who enters the Knesset. At 0 projected seats, roughly the top 0 names get in.

Where they stand

Judea & SamariaShrink the conflict, block a binational state
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & SecurityHostages first; buffer zones and deterrence
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi EnlistmentNegotiated universal service
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
JudiciaryGuard court independence, consensual fixes
Court can strike lawsKnesset can override
EconomyCentrist pragmatism
Social spendingFree market
EducationTies full funding to teaching the mandatory core curriculum
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Religion & StateModerate civil reforms
Civil / pluralistReligious authority
Nation & CitizenshipIndividual equality by Basic Law, Jewish state at the core
Equal citizenshipJewish national state