Semion Grafman
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Semion Grafman

סמיון גרפמן

Social media personality

party polls under the threshold
Below the line
years in public service
32
issues off the party line
0 of 8

Who they are

Grafman was born in Dnipropetrovsk in 1975 and moved to Israel in 1990. He trained in dental technology, served as an army lorry driver and later ran clothing and medical businesses in New York. He was convicted there in 2009 of money laundering and insurance and tax fraud, and served a year in prison. He joined HaTzinor on television in 2015 and founded Betach in 2019.

Positions and record

Public services: Proposes a single service centre for government paperwork and allowing tax reporting from monthly credit-card statements instead of collected receipts.

Disability benefits: Supports raising disability benefits to at least the minimum wage.

Veterans: Calls for addiction treatment for soldiers returning from combat in Gaza and Lebanon.

Public transport: Supports nationwide public transport operating around the clock, seven days a week.

Where they stand

Holds the party line on every issue.

Judea & Samariaparty lineCalls itself a party without a political agenda
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & Securityparty lineHas said nothing on the war
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi Enlistmentparty lineRails against sectors that do not bear the burden; nothing on the draft law itself
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
Judiciaryparty lineHas said nothing on the courts
Court can strike lawsKnesset can override
Economyparty lineA free market with the fees and bureaucracy cut away: abolish most bank fees, tax empty homes, cap rent rises
Social spendingFree market
Educationparty lineFinancial literacy in the schools
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Religion & Stateparty lineCivil marriage
Civil / pluralistReligious authority
Nation & Citizenshipparty lineHas said nothing on citizenship
Equal citizenshipJewish national state