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The spread

, 116 seats · 38 lists

Each 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

, 9 lists · 102 seats

Likud הליכוד,

23 seats.
Strongly toward Parents and communities:

Wants the core-studies rule kept, but never used to cut funding

Yashar ישר! עם איזנקוט,

23 seats.
Toward State runs the schools:

Requires core studies for full funding, even at independent schools

Together ביחד בראשות בנט,

12 seats.
Strongly toward State runs the schools:

Ends funding for independents; only fully state-run schools qualify

Yesh Atid: Compulsory core studies in every school, smaller classes, higher teacher pay

The Democrats הדמוקרטים,

9 seats.
Strongly toward State runs the schools:

Wants one state education system; cuts funding to Haredi networks

Shas ש״ס,

8 seats.
Strongly toward Parents and communities:

Defends full funding for Torah schools, resists core-study conditions

United Torah Judaism יהדות התורה,

8 seats.
Strongly toward Parents and communities:

Wants full funding without state control over the curriculum

Yisrael Beiteinu ישראל ביתנו,

8 seats.
Toward State runs the schools:

Ties all school funding to core curriculum, ending Haredi exemptions

Religious Zionism הציונות הדתית,

6 seats.
Toward Parents and communities:

Wants state-religious schools carved into a self-governing district

Zehut: Wants a voucher for every family, conditioned on core studies

Ra'am רע״ם,

5 seats.
Strongly toward State runs the schools:

Won billions for Arab schools within the state system, not autonomy

No recorded position

, 20 lists · 14 seats

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Otzma Yehudit עוצמה יהודית,

7 seats.
No position:

Runs on policing, gun rights and sovereignty, not school control

The Joint List הרשימה המשותפת,

7 seats.
No position:

Runs on worker rights and Arab equality, not who controls schools

Achi, Ani VeAta, Betach, Beyachad Natzliach, Bitachon Ishi, Brit Olam, HaKahal, HaTikun, Kol HaNashim, Mishpat Tzedek, Sharshar, Shema, Tekuma, The Bible Bloc, The Partnership for Everyone, The Reservists and the Economic Party, Tzeva Shachor, Tzomet,

Below the threshold

, 9 lists · 0 seats

Lists 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.

Blue & White כחול לבן,

Toward State runs the schools · below threshold · Ties full funding to teaching the mandatory core curriculum

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

Seder Chadash סדר חדש,

Toward State runs the schools · not in the polls · Equalise schooling across the country and close the gaps between sectors

The Pirates הפיראטים,

Toward State runs the schools · not in the polls · Free government education as a national priority

Amcha Israel עמך ישראל,

In the middle · over the bar in 6 of 10 polls · The party has said nothing about schooling

The Haredi Public הציבור החרדי,

Toward Parents and communities · not in the polls · Haredi schools stay independent, with maths and English taught inside them

Orot Hashachar אורות השחר,

Toward Parents and communities · not in the polls · Devolves schools to communities, with a national core floor

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.

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