Who they are
David Amsalem, known as Dudi, was born in 1960. He spent about twenty years at the Jerusalem Municipality, latterly heading its city-appearance division, after posts in the Finance Ministry, the National Insurance Institute's budget division and the Income Tax Commission. He entered the Knesset in 2015, was coalition chairman from 2017 to 2019 and communications minister from 2019 to 2020.
Positions and record
Judicial appointments: Filed a bill putting judicial appointments under the government with Knesset approval.
Supreme Court: Says the court discriminates against Mizrahi Jews and that its justices are detached.
Attorney general: Called the attorney general the most dangerous person in Israel and demanded her removal.
Where they stand
Holds the party line on every issue.
Judea & Samariaparty linePro-settlement, no Palestinian state; annexation deferred
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & Securityparty lineBacks the Trump plan on Israel's terms: disarm Hamas first
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi Enlistmentparty lineNegotiated arrangement with Haredi allies
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
Judiciaryparty lineAdvance override and appointments reform
Court can strike lawsKnesset can override
Economyparty lineFree-market in name; raised VAT, grew coalition funds
Social spendingFree market
Educationparty lineWants the core-studies rule kept, but never used to cut funding
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Religion & Stateparty lineStatus quo with religious partners
Civil / pluralistReligious authority
Nation & Citizenshipparty lineNation-State Law, Jewish self-determination only
Equal citizenshipJewish national state