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HaKahal הקהל

Led by Shlomo Elboim · withdrew from the race on 23 October 2026

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This list is no longer running. It withdrew on 23 October 2026. What follows is the record of the campaign it ran. The polls it featured in are still on the poll tracker.

A pan-Haredi party built around an elected council, led by Shlomo Elboim of the Bnei Brak city council and the Pnei Menachem community. It picks its Knesset list in open digital primaries, and runs on draft protection without coercion and representatives bound by the council. It withdrew from the race on 23 October 2026, four days before the vote, citing changes to United Torah Judaism's list and its responsibility to the bloc.

The list, who comes with them

How this list is picked. Council members who pass a founders' interview and gather at least a hundred adult supporters stand in open digital primaries; a founders-appointed elections committee holds final say over the filed list.

Shlomo ElboimShlomo ElboimBnei Brak city councillor→Baruch AdlerBaruch AdlerCandidate→David GabbayDavid GabbayCandidate→Yedidya KovenYedidya KovenCandidate→Moshe FriedmanMoshe FriedmanCandidate→Elyasaf Bar LevElyasaf Bar LevCandidate→Elhanan TzemachElhanan TzemachCandidate→Yitzhak HodYitzhak HodCandidate→

Rank on the slip decides who enters the Knesset. No pollster asks about this list, so there is no seat projection to set that rank against.

Where they stand

Judea & SamariaHas said nothing on Judea and Samaria or a Palestinian state
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & SecurityHas said nothing on the war
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi EnlistmentStatutory protection that Torah learners are never conscripted, an autonomous Haredi service track and voluntary enlistment↗
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
JudiciaryHas said nothing on the courts
Court can strike lawsKnesset can override
EconomyHas said nothing on the economy
Social spendingFree market
EducationHas said nothing on schools
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Religion & StateTorah, mitzvah observance and the Haredi lifestyle are non-negotiable, with coercion rejected in both directions
Civil / pluralistReligious authority
Nation & CitizenshipHas said nothing on citizenship
Equal citizenshipJewish national state