Who they are
Cohen was born in Beersheba. He completed director training at Ben-Gurion University and a course in medical cannabis. By 2021, he chaired the Forum for Medical Cannabis Patients in Israel. He joined the launch of the Partnership for Everyone in 2026.
Positions and record
Medical cannabis: In 2022, told a Knesset committee that medical cannabis was too expensive and called for patients’ needs to take precedence over suppliers’ interests.
Housing: His 2021 candidate programme proposed free housing for people who had completed military service.
Older people: His 2021 candidate programme called for nursing care for older people.
Where they stand
Holds the party line on every issue.
Judea & Samariaparty lineHas said nothing on Judea and Samaria or a Palestinian state
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & Securityparty lineHas said nothing on the war
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi Enlistmentparty lineNothing on the draft law; Shlayan built his name urging Christian enlistment
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
Judiciaryparty lineHas said nothing on the courts
Court can strike lawsKnesset can override
Economyparty lineClean local government and an end to misuse of public funds
Social spendingFree market
Educationparty lineHas said nothing on schools
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Religion & Stateparty lineHas said nothing on religion and state
Civil / pluralistReligious authority
Nation & Citizenshipparty lineFull partnership of Arab citizens in the state, through integration rather than nationalism
Equal citizenshipJewish national state