Running for a seat in the Knesset
Who they are
Zeigen is a Tel Aviv social worker by training and a father of three. His mother, Vivian Silver, a co-founder of Women Wage Peace, was murdered at Kibbutz Be'eri on 7 October 2023 at the age of 74. He left his job to carry on her work, joined the board of the Bereaved Families Forum, founded the Vivian Silver Prize for women advancing shared Jewish-Arab life, and has worked in the United States and Europe to build an international coalition behind a diplomatic process.
Positions and record
Root causes: Argues 7 October was an outcome rather than a starting point, and that the conflict has to be resolved.
Diplomacy: Works to assemble an international alliance to push a political process in the region.
The platform: Describes it as spanning occupation, militarism and war alongside gender equality, civil rights and economic justice.
Where they stand
Holds the party line on every issue.