Avi Shaked
Beyachad Natzliach · בד

Avi Shaked

אבי שקד

Businessman, party chairman

party polls under the threshold
Below the line
years in public service
55
issues off the party line
0 of 8

Shaked named this as his own target at the party’s launch on 30 June 2025, with Darar Amariah as his proposed deputy. He used the ministry’s former name, Public Security.

Who they are

Shaked was born in Netanya in 1953 and joined the Signal Corps in 1971. He studied chemical engineering at Ben-Gurion University, then taught chemistry at Beit Yerah school. He joined Labour in 1981 and co-founded the online gambling firm 888 in 1997. He founded Beyachad Natzliach in 2025.

Positions and record

Crime in Arab towns: Makes reducing crime in Arab communities his first priority.

Peace: Supports ending the fighting in Gaza, securing the hostages’ return, recognising a Palestinian state in Gaza and Area A, and signing an agreement ending the conflict.

Inequality: Proposed raising the monthly minimum wage to NIS 5,000 in November 2005 as part of a campaign to reduce income inequality.

Where they stand

Holds the party line on every issue.

Judea & Samariaparty lineA negotiated two-state agreement
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & Securityparty lineA target date to end the war and bring the hostages home
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi Enlistmentparty lineAbolish the draft for everyone, not just some
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
Judiciaryparty lineA liberal democratic state, no stated court position
Court can strike lawsKnesset can override
Economyparty lineShaked calls himself a socialist millionaire
Social spendingFree market
Educationparty lineRuns on bilingual schooling and tolerance, not on who controls schools
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Religion & Stateparty lineA liberal state; religion policy unstated
Civil / pluralistReligious authority
Nation & Citizenshipparty lineEqual rights for all citizens in a Jewish and Zionist state
Equal citizenshipJewish national state