Who they are
Azoulay was born in Kiryat Shmona on 25 August 1966. He enlisted in the Combat Engineering Corps in August 1984 and left in 2010 as a lieutenant colonel, his last post the 91st Division's engineering officer. He then ran a tourism company with his brother. He joined Metula's council in 2013, has headed it since July 2015, and joined Yisrael Beiteinu in September 2025.
Positions and record
Lebanon: Calls for diplomacy alongside military action to disarm Hezbollah, and supports a possible agreement with Lebanon under the Abraham Accords.
Northern reconstruction: Calls for northern communities' reconstruction to take priority over coalition spending.
Where they stand
Holds the party line on every issue.
Judea & Samariaparty lineRegional package deal; stabilize the West Bank with Jordan
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & Securityparty lineCut Gaza off entirely; keep IDF freedom of action
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi Enlistmentparty lineDraft everyone, end stipends
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
Judiciaryparty lineA constitution; no override clause, no French law
Court can strike lawsKnesset can override
Economyparty lineBreak monopolies, privatize, shrink the bureaucracy
Social spendingFree market
Educationparty lineTies all school funding to core curriculum, ending Haredi exemptions
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Religion & Stateparty lineCivil marriage, break the rabbinate monopoly
Civil / pluralistReligious authority
Nation & Citizenshipparty lineCivil rights for all, national rights for Jews
Equal citizenshipJewish national state