No Hebrew reporting records a job Katz wants in the next government, and he has not said he wants to stay at Defense.
Who they are
Israel Katz was born in Ashkelon on 21 September 1955 to Holocaust survivors from Romania and grew up on Moshav Kfar Ahim. He served in the Paratroopers Brigade from 1973 to 1977 and left as a captain, read political science at the Hebrew University, and ran a worker-placement company. He entered the Knesset in 1998 and as transport minister from 2009 to 2019 opened the ports to competition.
Positions and record
Security: Buffer zones and permanent freedom of operation.
Infrastructure: Opened the ports to competition and drove the rail build-out as transport minister.
Haredi draft: Set out enlistment quotas with sanctions in 2025, then voted for the 2026 law barring arrests of evaders.
West Bank policing: Ordered the IDF in August 2026 to plan handing civilian law enforcement there to the police.
Where they stand
Breaks with the party line on 1 issue, marked below.