The spread
, 120 seats · 35 listsEach block is one list. Its height is the list's projected seat count, so a 24-seat list stands twelve times taller than a 2-seat list. The small squares under the line are lists the average gives no seats. Left to right is the same scale on every issue page.
Where each list stands
, 11 lists · 120 seatsLikud הליכוד,
23 seats.Jewish tradition taught through the schools, and the core-studies rule kept on the books without ever being used to cut a budget.
Yashar ישר! עם איזנקוט,
23 seats.Core studies are the condition for full public funding, with a national council setting the core, while budget and authority devolve to town halls and to heads.
B'Yachad ביחד בראשות בנט,
14 seats.A national council fixes 60% of every curriculum and funds a school only if it teaches all of it, while heads and town halls take over the daily running.
The Democrats הדמוקרטים,
9 seats.Wants one state education system; cuts funding to Haredi networks
The Joint List הרשימה המשותפת,
9 seats.Arab schools run themselves, setting their own curriculum and administration, on budgets equal to Jewish schools' and with no privatisation.
Otzma Yehudit עוצמה יהודית,
8 seats.Every child should learn maths and English, through incentives and work with Haredi leaders rather than threats or funding cuts
Shas ש״ס,
8 seats.It fights to keep its own network independent, refusing outside control of what it teaches and what it is paid, and Deri calls the struggle a holy war.
Religious Zionism & Zehut הציונות הדתית וזהות,
7 seats.Wants state-religious schools carved into a self-governing district
Zehut: Wants a voucher for every family, conditioned on core studies
United Torah Judaism יהדות התורה,
7 seats.Wants full funding without state control over the curriculum
Yisrael Beiteinu ישראל ביתנו,
7 seats.Ties all school funding to core curriculum, ending Haredi exemptions
Ra'am רע״ם,
5 seats.Won billions for Arab schools within the state system, not autonomy
No recorded position
, 17 lists · 0 seatsThese lists have not published a position on this issue that we could source. They are counted, not hidden. Send a source through the contact page and we will add it.
Below the threshold
, 7 lists · 0 seatsLists the polling average gives no seats. Some poll under the 3.25% threshold, others no pollster names at all. They carry no weight in the chart, but their positions are recorded.
Amcha Israel עמך ישראל,
Toward State runs the schools · over the bar in 1 of 10 polls · One national standard and a full core curriculum in every school system, no state money for anti-Zionist schools, and principals given charge of hiring and programmes.
Gan Eden גן עדן,
Toward State runs the schools · not in the polls · A national curriculum of values, law, economics and money, plus crafts, farming and music
The Pirates הפיראטים,
Toward State runs the schools · not in the polls · Free government education as a national priority
Hatzibur HaHaredi הציבור החרדי,
Toward Parents and communities · not in the polls · Haredi schools stay independent, with maths and English taught inside them through the state-haredi stream
Orot Hashachar אורות השחר,
Toward Parents and communities · not in the polls · Local authorities and communities run schools under a national core; the platform stresses core studies, teacher pay and a ban on strikes
Israel First ישראל תחילה,
Strongly toward Parents and communities · not in the polls · Backs a ₪60,000 voucher so school funding follows the child
Noam for Israel נעם לישראל,
Strongly toward Parents and communities · not in the polls · Wants equal per-student funding for Torah schools, no strings
Seat counts are the average of the 10 most recent published polls. Stance values are editorial, placed on a nine-step scale from published platforms, votes and interviews. Sources are on every party page.