Who they are
Born in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution and smuggled out to Israel at seven, Sharifian Bachar grew up in a conservative home and fought for her right to enlist, leaving the IDF a captain. She spent twenty-two years in the security establishment, as a Shin Bet field combatant and then in the Mossad, latterly as a cyber analyst and head of an intelligence branch. She founded the intelligence stream in Eilat's schools.
Positions and record
Resilience: Says she believes in the connection between security resilience and social resilience.
The periphery: Argues every child in the periphery deserves the tools to lead and excel, and built the Eilat intelligence track to widen who reaches those units.
Responsibility: Says she spent years as a combatant and manager behind the scenes watching fateful decisions get made, and that the moment no longer allows staying on the sidelines.
Where they stand
Holds the party line on every issue.
Judea & Samariaparty lineNo Palestinian state. Eisenkot has never supported establishing one, and opposition is the only line he has taken on the question.
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & Securityparty lineA new security doctrine, and an alternative government in Gaza on Israel's terms. Eisenkot pressed for the Rafah operation as leverage for a hostage deal.
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi Enlistmentparty lineEveryone is summoned, the army first and civilian service otherwise, with prosecution for evaders. Up to 3 per cent of each intake may defer a year for Torah study.
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
Judiciaryparty lineA judiciary that is strong, independent and accountable, a Knesset that is sovereign, and a Basic Law: Legislation strengthening the Knesset's own authority.
Court can strike lawsKnesset can override
Economyparty lineWork should always pay more than a benefit, and benefits should follow need rather than sector. Break the concentration groups and open parallel imports.
Social spendingFree market
Educationparty lineCore studies are the condition for full public funding, with a national council setting the core, while budget and authority devolve to town halls and to heads.
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Religion & Stateparty lineCivil union institutionalised in Israel, Shabbat in the public space left to each locality, and women seated on religious councils and on the assemblies that elect rabbis.
Civil / pluralistReligious authority
Nation & Citizenshipparty lineA solid Jewish majority for generations, set beside equal rights, equal duties and equal opportunity for every Israeli, with minority rights named explicitly.
Equal citizenshipJewish national state
