Who they are
Kisch was born in 1968 and served as a fighter pilot in the air force, then flew for El Al. He entered the Knesset in 2015 and was deputy health minister through the COVID period. He held the regional cooperation portfolio from 2022 to 2023 and has been education minister since December 2022.
Positions and record
Jewish identity: His Roots programme makes a weekly Bible hour compulsory in every grade from school year 5787.
Judea and Samaria: Chaired the Knesset Land of Israel lobby and filed bills to draw Maale Adumim and Gush Etzion into Jerusalem.
Judiciary: Supported the 2023 overhaul.
Where they stand
Breaks with the party line on 2 issues, marked below.
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
Educationpersonal positionTook the core-studies condition out of the Haredi network funding plan he put to cabinet, and blocked his own staff from giving the High Court compliance data
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Religion & Statepersonal positionHis Roots programme makes a weekly Bible hour compulsory in every grade and shuts outside pluralist Judaism programmes out of state schools
Civil / pluralistReligious authority
Nation & Citizenshipparty lineNation-State Law, Jewish self-determination only
Equal citizenshipJewish national state
