Who they are
Ofir Katz was born in 1980 and worked as a political aide to Likud ministers, becoming an adviser to Culture and Sport Minister Limor Livnat in 2009. He entered the Knesset in 2019. He chairs the coalition, the Likud faction and the Knesset Committee, and previously chaired the Finance Committee and its subcommittee on health funding gaps between the periphery and the centre.
Positions and record
Judiciary: Says the coalition was too soft on judicial reform and will finish the job next term.
Conscription: Counts the Haredi conscription law among the bills he expects to pass next term.
Commission of inquiry: Says the next Knesset will approve a state commission of inquiry into 7 October.
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