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 lineNo Palestinian state: dismantle the Palestinian Authority, cancel Oslo, apply Israeli sovereignty in Area C and put Areas A and B in a confederation with Jordan.
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & Securityparty lineThe army destroys Hamas, civilian arm included, before anything is rebuilt; then an outside body acceptable to the Arab world takes over, and Israel keeps freedom of action.
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Judiciaryparty lineA constitution; no override clause, no French law
Court can strike lawsKnesset can override
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