Who they are
Yehezkeli is an attorney who spent over a decade in senior government posts, heading the professional staff of three welfare ministers and advising the finance minister on social affairs. She began at the disability rights group Bizchut and led the legal department of the Association of Rape Crisis Centres. She has since run Yedid, the Jerusalem Rape Crisis Centre and the Democratic Institute for Education and Society.
Positions and record
Post-trauma: Says the state treats trauma as the private problem of whoever got hurt, and can send call-up orders in minutes while leaving the wounded waiting months for care.
One address: Her plan calls for a national rehabilitation authority with northern and southern arms, and a cabinet minister responsible for it.
Prevention: Wants early identification built into the schools, the health system, the army and local government, with patients free to choose their own therapist.
Recognition: Argues Israel's criteria for recognizing terror victims are outdated, including cases of serious psychological harm from watching an attack unfold remotely by phone or video, and that returning to work should not by itself count as proof rehabilitation is complete: 'Terror has changed, and the law must also change.'
Where they stand
Holds the party line on every issue.
Judea & Samariaparty lineNo Palestinian state, which Eisenkot has never supported, but a pragmatic approach whose aim is to keep a Jewish majority and stop Israel becoming a binational state.
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & Securityparty lineA new security doctrine, and an alternative government in Gaza on Israel's terms. Eisenkot pressed for the Rafah operation as leverage for a hostage deal.
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi Enlistmentparty lineEvery citizen is called up, to the army first and to civilian service otherwise, and those who dodge it face prosecution and civil sanctions. Each year no more than 3% of those due to enlist can be exempted, and everyone else serves. The party does not say who would qualify.
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
Judiciaryparty lineA judiciary that is strong, independent and accountable, a Knesset that is sovereign, and a Basic Law: Legislation strengthening the Knesset's own authority.
Court can strike lawsKnesset can override
Economyparty lineWork should pay more than a benefit, with priority always going to those who serve and work. Break up the concentration groups and open the market to parallel imports.
Social spendingFree market
Educationparty lineCore studies are the condition for full public funding, with a national council setting the core, while budget and authority devolve to town halls and to heads.
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Religion & Stateparty lineCivil union institutionalised in Israel, Shabbat in the public space left to each locality, and women seated on religious councils and on the assemblies that elect rabbis.
Civil / pluralistReligious authority
Nation & Citizenshipparty lineA solid Jewish majority for generations, with equal rights, duties and opportunities for every Israeli and minority rights named explicitly, in a state that stays Jewish and democratic in the spirit of the Declaration of Independence.
Equal citizenshipJewish national state
