Running for roles on the Education, Foreign Affairs and Defence, or Finance Committees
In her own FAQ, updated on 20 August 2025, Michel names roles on these committees as her targets. She does not claim their chairs or a ministerial portfolio.
Who they are
Michel was born on 26 December 1978 and attended Katznelson school in Kfar Saba. She served as a navy operations officer in Squadron 914, then studied design and film at Ascola from 2000 to 2002. She edited content at Saloona, co-founded the Self-Employed Histadrut in 2016 and managed Microsoft’s education community from 2020 to 2023. She joined the Democrats in 2025.
Positions and record
Democracy: Limit prime ministers to two terms or eight years, protect police operational independence and place equality in a Basic Law.
Education: Establish an autonomous secular state-school stream, require full core subjects wherever schools receive state funding, and provide free education from birth.
Women’s representation: Require 50% women on party lists, penalise inadequate representation through party funding and favour companies with women in at least 30% of senior management in public procurement.
Self-employed workers: Provide unemployment insurance, state contributions to sick pay from the fourth day and grants covering business costs during maternity leave.
Transport: Provide public transport seven days a week linking outlying communities to employment and leisure centres.
Where they stand
Holds the party line on every issue.