Who they are
Arieli was born in Haifa in 1976. She produced the Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival and worked as Merav Michaeli’s parliamentary spokesperson. She chaired the Aguda before joining Tel Aviv’s council in 2018. She became deputy mayor on 15 April 2019, overseeing welfare and later culture.
Positions and record
Education: Transfer more school-management powers to local councils, require transparency about outside providers and create a secular state-school stream.
Military service: Legislate freedom of conscience and equal access for women to every role. Integrate Haredim without weakening those rights and oppose separate secular units.
Local government: Give councils control over organisations operating in municipal institutions and prohibit ideological or missionary activity with minors without parental knowledge and consent.
Shabbat: Let local councils set transport, commerce and cultural policy according to local needs while protecting minority rights.
Public spending: Allocate public resources by need and professional criteria, with equal municipal funding and more investment in state education, culture, youth movements and civic services.
Where they stand
Holds the party line on every issue.