Who they are
Rubinstein was born in Buenos Aires in 1985 and moved to Israel in 2001. He studied at Torah Or Yeshiva in Jerusalem and co-founded Pashkevil with Ariel Klickstein. He holds a degree in education and society from Ono Academic College. He edited HaMakom until May 2025 and founded the Lechatchila media channel that year.
Positions and record
Public safety: Called in January 2026 for an investigation of protest organisers after a boy was killed in Jerusalem, and opposed sending children to roadblocks without coordination or safety arrangements.
Where they stand
Holds the party line on every issue.
Judea & Samariaparty lineRuns on the haredi sector's own questions, not on the West Bank
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & Securityparty lineIt has published nothing on the war or the hostages
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi Enlistmentparty lineAbsolute protection for a young man learning all day, service for everyone else
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
Judiciaryparty lineIt has taken no position on the courts
Court can strike lawsKnesset can override
Economyparty lineTraining, civil-service affirmative action and housing supply, with no wider fiscal line
Social spendingFree market
Educationparty lineHaredi schools stay independent, with maths and English taught inside them
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Religion & Stateparty lineRuns on the sector's own institutions, not on the state's religion policy
Civil / pluralistReligious authority
Nation & Citizenshipparty lineIt has taken no position on citizenship or the state's Jewish character
Equal citizenshipJewish national state