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Shelly Shamir-Keinan

שולי שולמית שמיר קינן

Former advertising executive

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Who they are

Shamir-Keinan holds an MBA from Ono Academic College. She led marketing at Carlsberg and Neviot before becoming Coca-Cola Israel's marketing chief in 2016. She became chief executive of BBR Saatchi & Saatchi in 2021 and joined Yisrael Beiteinu in May 2026.

Positions and record

Military service: Supports conscription for everyone at 18, national service for those unable to enlist, and loss of rights for unjustified refusal.

Religion and state: Supports separation of religion and state, civil marriage and same-sex marriage.

Public diplomacy: Calls for one national public-diplomacy organisation providing continuous domestic and international communication.

Where they stand

Holds the party line on every issue.

Judea & Samariaparty lineNo Palestinian state: dismantle the Palestinian Authority, cancel Oslo, apply Israeli sovereignty in Area C and put Areas A and B in a confederation with Jordan.
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & Securityparty lineThe army destroys Hamas, civilian arm included, before anything is rebuilt; then an outside body acceptable to the Arab world takes over, and Israel keeps freedom of action.
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi Enlistmentparty lineDraft everyone, end stipends
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
Judiciaryparty lineA constitution; no override clause, no French law
Court can strike lawsKnesset can override
Economyparty lineBreak monopolies, privatize, shrink the bureaucracy
Social spendingFree market
Educationparty lineTies all school funding to core curriculum, ending Haredi exemptions
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Religion & Stateparty lineCivil marriage, break the rabbinate monopoly
Civil / pluralistReligious authority
Nation & Citizenshipparty lineCivil rights for all, national rights for Jews
Equal citizenshipJewish national state