Who they are
Gino grew up in Jerusalem and joined Givati in 1997, serving about 27 years in the brigade. He commanded its reconnaissance battalion in the 2014 Gaza war, when Hadar Goldin was captured in Rafah on 1 August 2014, and later became the brigade's deputy commander. He returned after 7 October 2023 as Givati's chief of staff in the reserves, logging over 1,000 reserve days. He holds the rank of colonel in the reserves.
Positions and record
Gaza and the fallen: Frames Gaza through the recovery of soldiers' bodies, arguing Israel should not have let Gaza prosper for a decade while two soldiers were held there: "not even for a scrap of a soldier should life be allowed there."
The army after 7 October: Called Winter's forced discharge a disgrace and said the system moved aside a man who thought differently. Says values must come before strategic calculation or "we will get a different army".
Where they stand
Holds the party line on every issue.
Judea & Samariaparty lineNo Palestinian state ever, and a heavy territorial price for any enemy that starts a war
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & Securityparty lineEmigration from Gaza is the only solution; a war costs the enemy territory
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi Enlistmentparty lineWants haredim in the army by trust, not by a coercion law
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
Judiciaryparty lineThe people are sovereign, not the court; wants deep change in the legal system
Court can strike lawsKnesset can override
Economyparty lineThe party has said nothing about the economy
Social spendingFree market
Educationparty lineThe party has said nothing about schooling
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Religion & Stateparty lineTradition by love, not coercion; a mostly secular slate
Civil / pluralistReligious authority
Nation & Citizenshipparty lineA home for every Jew in the world; Arab citizens who want the country's good
Equal citizenshipJewish national state
