Running for Economic Affairs or Interior Committee chair; finance minister as an aspiration
In his June 2026 questionnaire, updated on 9 July, Dabush names the Economic Affairs and Interior committee chairs as personal targets. Asked which government or parliamentary job he would choose for environmental work, he names finance minister as his aspiration and renewing the environmental caucus as his realistic commitment.
Who they are
Dabush was born in Ashkelon in 1976 and studied at Or Etzion yeshiva. He served in the Armoured Corps and founded a school for autistic pupils in Kibbutz Revadim in 1999. He earned degrees in behavioural science and organisational sociology at Ben-Gurion University. He worked for Shatil and became director of Rabbis for Human Rights in 2019.
Positions and record
Economy: Fund education, health and welfare according to need, strengthen collective bargaining and raise the minimum wage.
Religion and state: Allow civil marriage and divorce, abolish the Religious Services Ministry and devolve support for religion and culture to communities and municipalities.
Reconstruction: Give Gaza-border and northern frontier communities national-priority status for ten years, with dedicated legislation, investment and independent recovery administrations.
Security: Implement the Trump plan, disarm Hamas and give a reformed Palestinian Authority more civilian responsibility in Gaza and the West Bank while preserving Israeli security freedom.
Public safety: Combine stronger policing, weapons collection and more police stations with investment in Bedouin education and employment; appoint school staff on ability.
Where they stand
Holds the party line on every issue.