Who they are
Haim Katz was born in 1947 and chaired the workers' organisation at Israel Aerospace Industries until he became a minister in 2015. He entered the Knesset in 1999 and was labour and welfare minister from 2015 to 2019. He chairs the Likud Center. In December 2021, under a plea bargain, he was convicted of conspiracy to achieve a lawful aim by improper means, with no moral turpitude attached.
Positions and record
Tourism spending: Wants tourism money directed to peripheral areas and to Judea and Samaria.
Workers' rights: Built his record on pension law and workers' committee power over three decades.
Where they stand
Breaks with the party line on 1 issue, marked below.
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
Economypersonal positionHeaded the Israel Aerospace workers organisation for 22 years, then as welfare minister raised disability allowances in law in 2018
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