Who they are
Moshe Binyamin Peretz has spent his career in education management in Netivot, running a boarding school and a vocational college and heading the municipality's education administration. He sits on the city council and holds a deputy mayor's title. He ran for mayor against Yehiel Zohar in 2018 and lost with 36 per cent of the vote.
Positions and record
Education: Names education, the field he ran for the Netivot municipality, as his main focus.
Negev development: Wants tax benefits, health services and investment to draw people to the Negev.
Regional governance: Proposes a Negev council of local authority heads to press a joint plan on the government.
Where they stand
Holds the party line on every issue.
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
Economyparty lineFree-market in name; raised VAT, grew coalition funds
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