Selected issue comparison
Data as of 2026-10-06. Open the selected view.
Selected lists: Likud, Otzma Yehudit, Shas, UTJ, Religious Zionism–Zehut, People of Israel, Yashar!, B'Yachad, The Democrats, Yisrael Beiteinu, Blue and White, Reservists–Economic, Joint List, Ra'am.
Recorded answers are evidence, not a forecast. Missing evidence is not a policy position. Basis "Not said publicly" marks a position read from the party's record, not from its own statement. Evidence publication dates are shown separately from source checks.
| Issue | Question | List | Recorded answer / status | Basis | Evidence date and check | Source | Source link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion and state: civil marriage | Allow a civil marriage option inside Israel? | Likud | Not said publicly: Has not said where it stands on marriage or conversion. On marriage its coalition deal with UTJ keeps the religious status quo, but Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana of Likud voted for a civil marriage bill on Dec 24, 2025, and Likud MK Dan Illouz defended him. On Shabbat transport it told Ynet it wants "to connect Israel on the six working days while keeping Shabbat," holding to the status quo since the state's founding (translated). Its 2022 coalition deal with Religious Zionism recognizes only conversions under the Orthodox Chief Rabbinate, and its government passed the Shas law restoring the Rabbinate's exclusive control of kosher certification, 46 to 41, on Jul 15, 2026. | Not said publicly (unstated) | Source published Jul 15, 2026 | Times of Israel, Jul 15, 2026; Ynet (Hebrew), Aug 31, 2026; Times of Israel, Dec 28, 2022 | https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-passes-law-restoring-chief-rabbinates-monopoly-over-kosher-certification/ |
| Religion and state: civil marriage | Allow a civil marriage option inside Israel? | Otzma Yehudit | Not established by these sources; retained source context: Itamar Ben-Gvir in 2022: "The state is Jewish; marriages should be according to the law of Moses and Israel" (translated). Its published platform says nothing on marriage, conversion or Shabbat. Its MK Limor Son Har-Melech sponsored the July 2026 law allowing gender-segregated graduate programs. | Not applicable | Record evidence: Source published Sep 7, 2022 | Arutz Sheva (Hebrew), Sep 7, 2022; Times of Israel, Jul 16, 2026 | https://www.inn.co.il/news/576700 |
| Religion and state: civil marriage | Allow a civil marriage option inside Israel? | Shas | Jerusalem Post summary of Shas and UTJ: "They have firmly opposed expanding alternatives to religious law, including civil marriage"; on conversion they "favor keeping the authority to do so within the Orthodox religious establishment"; they "oppose changes that would expand non-Orthodox forms of worship at the Western Wall." Shas championed the July 2026 law returning kosher certification to the Chief Rabbinate (Times of Israel). | Stated | Secondary policy summary, Sep 10, 2026; checked 2026-10-05 | Jerusalem Post: Shas/UTJ policy summary | https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-907982 |
| Religion and state: civil marriage | Allow a civil marriage option inside Israel? | UTJ | Same positions as Shas in the Jerusalem Post summary. MK Moshe Gafni, sponsor of the Torah study Basic Law: "This Basic Law will serve as the state's moral compass." | Stated | Secondary policy summary, Sep 10, 2026; checked 2026-10-05 | Jerusalem Post: Shas/UTJ policy summary | https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-907982 |
| Religion and state: civil marriage | Allow a civil marriage option inside Israel? | Religious Zionism–Zehut | Not established by these sources; retained source context: On Shabbat transport, Religious Zionism told Ynet it opposes any change, saying that keeping Shabbat in public life expresses Israel's character as a Jewish state (Ynet's summary, translated). Its 2022 coalition deal provides that "only conversions performed by the state conversion court under the auspices of the Orthodox Chief Rabbinate will be granted state recognition" (Times of Israel). | Not applicable | Source published Aug 31, 2026 | Ynet (Hebrew), Aug 31, 2026; Times of Israel, Dec 28, 2022 | https://www.ynet.co.il/news/elections2026/article/yokra14883243 |
| Religion and state: civil marriage | Allow a civil marriage option inside Israel? | People of Israel | Not established by these sources; retained source context: No position found on marriage, conversion, Shabbat or the Rabbinate. The party's founding principles call for "a state where Judaism invites and does not coerce, includes and does not dictate" (translated). | Not applicable | evidence date unavailable (Accessed Oct 5, 2026) | People of Israel, founding principles (Hebrew, undated) | https://amchaisrael.co.il/foundations |
| Religion and state: civil marriage | Allow a civil marriage option inside Israel? | Yashar! | The Jewish Chronicle's summary: "a secular party, but not anti-religious" that "supports civil marriage, divorce and same-sex marriage," with a "'live and let live' approach to Shabbat observance, devolving decisions to municipalities." Eisenkot (Jerusalem Post, Sep 24, 2026): "I am not religious, but I grew up in a traditional family and have profound respect for Judaism and tradition." | Stated | Source published Oct 4, 2026 | The Jewish Chronicle (Oct 4, 2026); Jerusalem Post (Sep 24, 2026) | https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/israel-election-yashar-party-eisenkoft-chance-winning-netanyahu-likud-f0jv6m9n |
| Religion and state: civil marriage | Allow a civil marriage option inside Israel? | B'Yachad | Lapid: "In the State of Israel, there should be a parallel civil marriage option for anyone who wants it," with legislation on equal rights for every couple sought within the first 100 days of the next government (Sep 15, 2026). Bennett, Apr 20, 2026, before the B'Yachad merger: "We should allow cities to choose whether they want public transportation on Shabbat." | Stated | Source published Sep 15, 2026 | Jerusalem Post (Lapid, Sep 15, 2026; Bennett, Apr 20, 2026) | https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-908711 |
| Religion and state: civil marriage | Allow a civil marriage option inside Israel? | The Democrats | "Promote civil marriage"; "promote the operation of public transport on Shabbat in a limited format in secular localities"; "extend recognition of conversion to other religious bodies in addition to the Chief Rabbinate." | Stated | Source published 2026 | Israel Democracy Institute, party page | https://en.idi.org.il/israeli-elections-and-parties/parties/the-democrats/ |
| Religion and state: civil marriage | Allow a civil marriage option inside Israel? | Yisrael Beiteinu | "We will demand the implementation of civil marriage and divorce options within Israel"; "Tel Aviv will not impose Shabbat transportation on Bnei Brak, and Bnei Brak will not impose its way of life on Tel Aviv"; the Western Wall compromise as drafted by Avichai Mandelblit and Natan Sharansky. | Stated | Source published Dec 1, 2025 | Ynet, five-point pledge | https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b1cr1ogzzl |
| Religion and state: civil marriage | Allow a civil marriage option inside Israel? | Blue and White | Not established by these sources; retained source context: Benny Gantz backs public transport on Shabbat as part of handing powers to local authorities, which would set routes and frequency (Ynet, translated). No 2026 statement on marriage found. In 2019 it pledged to "legislate the partnership covenant," a civil union for couples who want one, while calling marriage by Jewish tradition "the main road of the Jewish people" (translated). | Not applicable | Source published Aug 31, 2026 | Ynet (Hebrew), Aug 31, 2026; Ynet (Hebrew), Apr 7, 2019 | https://www.ynet.co.il/news/elections2026/article/yokra14883243 |
| Religion and state: civil marriage | Allow a civil marriage option inside Israel? | Reservists–Economic | Not established by these sources; retained source context: No position found for the list. Yoaz Hendel, as communications minister in 2021: "We must provide an alternative for those unable to marry" (translated). | Not applicable | Source published Sep 12, 2021 | Arutz Sheva | https://www.inn.co.il/news/504642 |
| Religion and state: civil marriage | Allow a civil marriage option inside Israel? | Joint List | Not established by these sources; retained source context: Told Ynet it supports urban and intercity public transport on Shabbat, including the airport and hospitals, "as a basic and equal service for the whole population" (translated). No joint 2026 position on marriage or conversion found. Hadash's platform, as quoted in 2019, calls for "separation of religion from state" and civil marriage and divorce (translated). | Not applicable | Source published Aug 31, 2026 | Ynet (Hebrew), Aug 31, 2026; Zman Yisrael, Sep 11, 2019 | https://www.ynet.co.il/news/elections2026/article/yokra14883243 |
| Religion and state: civil marriage | Allow a civil marriage option inside Israel? | Ra'am | Not established by these sources; retained source context: No position found on marriage, conversion or Shabbat. Mansour Abbas, on cutting the party's ties with its religious council: "Ra'am today is moving in the direction of being a completely civic party, with separate institutions." | Not applicable | Source published Dec 7, 2025 | Times of Israel | https://www.timesofisrael.com/raam-leader-says-party-will-cut-ties-with-religious-council-become-completely-civic/ |
| Religion and state: Shabbat transport | Allow public transport on Shabbat through local choice? | Likud | Not said publicly: Has not said where it stands on marriage or conversion. On marriage its coalition deal with UTJ keeps the religious status quo, but Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana of Likud voted for a civil marriage bill on Dec 24, 2025, and Likud MK Dan Illouz defended him. On Shabbat transport it told Ynet it wants "to connect Israel on the six working days while keeping Shabbat," holding to the status quo since the state's founding (translated). Its 2022 coalition deal with Religious Zionism recognizes only conversions under the Orthodox Chief Rabbinate, and its government passed the Shas law restoring the Rabbinate's exclusive control of kosher certification, 46 to 41, on Jul 15, 2026. | Not said publicly (unstated) | Source published Jul 15, 2026 | Times of Israel, Jul 15, 2026; Ynet (Hebrew), Aug 31, 2026; Times of Israel, Dec 28, 2022 | https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-passes-law-restoring-chief-rabbinates-monopoly-over-kosher-certification/ |
| Religion and state: Shabbat transport | Allow public transport on Shabbat through local choice? | Otzma Yehudit | Not established by these sources; retained source context: Itamar Ben-Gvir in 2022: "The state is Jewish; marriages should be according to the law of Moses and Israel" (translated). Its published platform says nothing on marriage, conversion or Shabbat. Its MK Limor Son Har-Melech sponsored the July 2026 law allowing gender-segregated graduate programs. | Not applicable | Record evidence: Source published Sep 7, 2022 | Arutz Sheva (Hebrew), Sep 7, 2022; Times of Israel, Jul 16, 2026 | https://www.inn.co.il/news/576700 |
| Religion and state: Shabbat transport | Allow public transport on Shabbat through local choice? | Shas | Jerusalem Post summary of Shas and UTJ: "They have firmly opposed expanding alternatives to religious law, including civil marriage"; on conversion they "favor keeping the authority to do so within the Orthodox religious establishment"; they "oppose changes that would expand non-Orthodox forms of worship at the Western Wall." Shas championed the July 2026 law returning kosher certification to the Chief Rabbinate (Times of Israel). | Stated | Secondary policy summary, Sep 10, 2026; checked 2026-10-05 | Jerusalem Post: Shas/UTJ policy summary | https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-907982 |
| Religion and state: Shabbat transport | Allow public transport on Shabbat through local choice? | UTJ | Same positions as Shas in the Jerusalem Post summary. MK Moshe Gafni, sponsor of the Torah study Basic Law: "This Basic Law will serve as the state's moral compass." | Stated | Secondary policy summary, Sep 10, 2026; checked 2026-10-05 | Jerusalem Post: Shas/UTJ policy summary | https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-907982 |
| Religion and state: Shabbat transport | Allow public transport on Shabbat through local choice? | Religious Zionism–Zehut | On Shabbat transport, Religious Zionism told Ynet it opposes any change, saying that keeping Shabbat in public life expresses Israel's character as a Jewish state (Ynet's summary, translated). Its 2022 coalition deal provides that "only conversions performed by the state conversion court under the auspices of the Orthodox Chief Rabbinate will be granted state recognition" (Times of Israel). | Stated | Source published Aug 31, 2026 | Ynet (Hebrew), Aug 31, 2026; Times of Israel, Dec 28, 2022 | https://www.ynet.co.il/news/elections2026/article/yokra14883243 |
| Religion and state: Shabbat transport | Allow public transport on Shabbat through local choice? | People of Israel | Not established by these sources; retained source context: No position found on marriage, conversion, Shabbat or the Rabbinate. The party's founding principles call for "a state where Judaism invites and does not coerce, includes and does not dictate" (translated). | Not applicable | evidence date unavailable (Accessed Oct 5, 2026) | People of Israel, founding principles (Hebrew, undated) | https://amchaisrael.co.il/foundations |
| Religion and state: Shabbat transport | Allow public transport on Shabbat through local choice? | Yashar! | The Jewish Chronicle's summary: "a secular party, but not anti-religious" that "supports civil marriage, divorce and same-sex marriage," with a "'live and let live' approach to Shabbat observance, devolving decisions to municipalities." Eisenkot (Jerusalem Post, Sep 24, 2026): "I am not religious, but I grew up in a traditional family and have profound respect for Judaism and tradition." | Stated | Source published Oct 4, 2026 | The Jewish Chronicle (Oct 4, 2026); Jerusalem Post (Sep 24, 2026) | https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/israel-election-yashar-party-eisenkoft-chance-winning-netanyahu-likud-f0jv6m9n |
| Religion and state: Shabbat transport | Allow public transport on Shabbat through local choice? | B'Yachad | Lapid: "In the State of Israel, there should be a parallel civil marriage option for anyone who wants it," with legislation on equal rights for every couple sought within the first 100 days of the next government (Sep 15, 2026). Bennett, Apr 20, 2026, before the B'Yachad merger: "We should allow cities to choose whether they want public transportation on Shabbat." | Stated | Leader statement before the joint list, Apr 20, 2026; checked 2026-10-05 | Jerusalem Post (Lapid, Sep 15, 2026; Bennett, Apr 20, 2026) | https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-908711 |
| Religion and state: Shabbat transport | Allow public transport on Shabbat through local choice? | The Democrats | "Promote civil marriage"; "promote the operation of public transport on Shabbat in a limited format in secular localities"; "extend recognition of conversion to other religious bodies in addition to the Chief Rabbinate." | Stated | Source published 2026 | Israel Democracy Institute, party page | https://en.idi.org.il/israeli-elections-and-parties/parties/the-democrats/ |
| Religion and state: Shabbat transport | Allow public transport on Shabbat through local choice? | Yisrael Beiteinu | "We will demand the implementation of civil marriage and divorce options within Israel"; "Tel Aviv will not impose Shabbat transportation on Bnei Brak, and Bnei Brak will not impose its way of life on Tel Aviv"; the Western Wall compromise as drafted by Avichai Mandelblit and Natan Sharansky. | Stated | Source published Dec 1, 2025 | Ynet, five-point pledge | https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b1cr1ogzzl |
| Religion and state: Shabbat transport | Allow public transport on Shabbat through local choice? | Blue and White | Benny Gantz backs public transport on Shabbat as part of handing powers to local authorities, which would set routes and frequency (Ynet, translated). No 2026 statement on marriage found. In 2019 it pledged to "legislate the partnership covenant," a civil union for couples who want one, while calling marriage by Jewish tradition "the main road of the Jewish people" (translated). | Stated | Source published Aug 31, 2026 | Ynet (Hebrew), Aug 31, 2026; Ynet (Hebrew), Apr 7, 2019 | https://www.ynet.co.il/news/elections2026/article/yokra14883243 |
| Religion and state: Shabbat transport | Allow public transport on Shabbat through local choice? | Reservists–Economic | Not established by these sources; retained source context: No position found for the list. Yoaz Hendel, as communications minister in 2021: "We must provide an alternative for those unable to marry" (translated). | Not applicable | Source published Sep 12, 2021 | Arutz Sheva | https://www.inn.co.il/news/504642 |
| Religion and state: Shabbat transport | Allow public transport on Shabbat through local choice? | Joint List | Told Ynet it supports urban and intercity public transport on Shabbat, including the airport and hospitals, "as a basic and equal service for the whole population" (translated). No joint 2026 position on marriage or conversion found. Hadash's platform, as quoted in 2019, calls for "separation of religion from state" and civil marriage and divorce (translated). | Stated | Source published Aug 31, 2026 | Ynet (Hebrew), Aug 31, 2026; Zman Yisrael, Sep 11, 2019 | https://www.ynet.co.il/news/elections2026/article/yokra14883243 |
| Religion and state: Shabbat transport | Allow public transport on Shabbat through local choice? | Ra'am | Not established by these sources; retained source context: No position found on marriage, conversion or Shabbat. Mansour Abbas, on cutting the party's ties with its religious council: "Ra'am today is moving in the direction of being a completely civic party, with separate institutions." | Not applicable | Source published Dec 7, 2025 | Times of Israel | https://www.timesofisrael.com/raam-leader-says-party-will-cut-ties-with-religious-council-become-completely-civic/ |
| Religion and state: conversion | Recognize conversion beyond the Orthodox religious establishment? | Likud | Not established by these sources; retained source context: Has not said where it stands on marriage or conversion. On marriage its coalition deal with UTJ keeps the religious status quo, but Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana of Likud voted for a civil marriage bill on Dec 24, 2025, and Likud MK Dan Illouz defended him. On Shabbat transport it told Ynet it wants "to connect Israel on the six working days while keeping Shabbat," holding to the status quo since the state's founding (translated). Its 2022 coalition deal with Religious Zionism recognizes only conversions under the Orthodox Chief Rabbinate, and its government passed the Shas law restoring the Rabbinate's exclusive control of kosher certification, 46 to 41, on Jul 15, 2026. | Not applicable | Source published Jul 15, 2026 | Times of Israel, Jul 15, 2026; Ynet (Hebrew), Aug 31, 2026; Times of Israel, Dec 28, 2022 | https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-passes-law-restoring-chief-rabbinates-monopoly-over-kosher-certification/ |
| Religion and state: conversion | Recognize conversion beyond the Orthodox religious establishment? | Otzma Yehudit | Not established by these sources; retained source context: Itamar Ben-Gvir in 2022: "The state is Jewish; marriages should be according to the law of Moses and Israel" (translated). Its published platform says nothing on marriage, conversion or Shabbat. Its MK Limor Son Har-Melech sponsored the July 2026 law allowing gender-segregated graduate programs. | Not applicable | Record evidence: Source published Sep 7, 2022 | Arutz Sheva (Hebrew), Sep 7, 2022; Times of Israel, Jul 16, 2026 | https://www.inn.co.il/news/576700 |
| Religion and state: conversion | Recognize conversion beyond the Orthodox religious establishment? | Shas | Jerusalem Post summary of Shas and UTJ: "They have firmly opposed expanding alternatives to religious law, including civil marriage"; on conversion they "favor keeping the authority to do so within the Orthodox religious establishment"; they "oppose changes that would expand non-Orthodox forms of worship at the Western Wall." Shas championed the July 2026 law returning kosher certification to the Chief Rabbinate (Times of Israel). | Stated | Secondary policy summary, Sep 10, 2026; checked 2026-10-05 | Jerusalem Post: Shas/UTJ policy summary | https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-907982 |
| Religion and state: conversion | Recognize conversion beyond the Orthodox religious establishment? | UTJ | Same positions as Shas in the Jerusalem Post summary. MK Moshe Gafni, sponsor of the Torah study Basic Law: "This Basic Law will serve as the state's moral compass." | Stated | Secondary policy summary, Sep 10, 2026; checked 2026-10-05 | Jerusalem Post: Shas/UTJ policy summary | https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-907982 |
| Religion and state: conversion | Recognize conversion beyond the Orthodox religious establishment? | Religious Zionism–Zehut | On Shabbat transport, Religious Zionism told Ynet it opposes any change, saying that keeping Shabbat in public life expresses Israel's character as a Jewish state (Ynet's summary, translated). Its 2022 coalition deal provides that "only conversions performed by the state conversion court under the auspices of the Orthodox Chief Rabbinate will be granted state recognition" (Times of Israel). | Stated | Source published Aug 31, 2026 | Ynet (Hebrew), Aug 31, 2026; Times of Israel, Dec 28, 2022 | https://www.ynet.co.il/news/elections2026/article/yokra14883243 |
| Religion and state: conversion | Recognize conversion beyond the Orthodox religious establishment? | People of Israel | Not established by these sources; retained source context: No position found on marriage, conversion, Shabbat or the Rabbinate. The party's founding principles call for "a state where Judaism invites and does not coerce, includes and does not dictate" (translated). | Not applicable | evidence date unavailable (Accessed Oct 5, 2026) | People of Israel, founding principles (Hebrew, undated) | https://amchaisrael.co.il/foundations |
| Religion and state: conversion | Recognize conversion beyond the Orthodox religious establishment? | Yashar! | Not established by these sources; retained source context: The Jewish Chronicle's summary: "a secular party, but not anti-religious" that "supports civil marriage, divorce and same-sex marriage," with a "'live and let live' approach to Shabbat observance, devolving decisions to municipalities." Eisenkot (Jerusalem Post, Sep 24, 2026): "I am not religious, but I grew up in a traditional family and have profound respect for Judaism and tradition." | Not applicable | Source published Oct 4, 2026 | The Jewish Chronicle (Oct 4, 2026); Jerusalem Post (Sep 24, 2026) | https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/israel-election-yashar-party-eisenkoft-chance-winning-netanyahu-likud-f0jv6m9n |
| Religion and state: conversion | Recognize conversion beyond the Orthodox religious establishment? | B'Yachad | Not established by these sources; retained source context: Lapid: "In the State of Israel, there should be a parallel civil marriage option for anyone who wants it," with legislation on equal rights for every couple sought within the first 100 days of the next government (Sep 15, 2026). Bennett, Apr 20, 2026, before the B'Yachad merger: "We should allow cities to choose whether they want public transportation on Shabbat." | Not applicable | Source published Sep 15, 2026 | Jerusalem Post (Lapid, Sep 15, 2026; Bennett, Apr 20, 2026) | https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-908711 |
| Religion and state: conversion | Recognize conversion beyond the Orthodox religious establishment? | The Democrats | "Promote civil marriage"; "promote the operation of public transport on Shabbat in a limited format in secular localities"; "extend recognition of conversion to other religious bodies in addition to the Chief Rabbinate." | Stated | Source published 2026 | Israel Democracy Institute, party page | https://en.idi.org.il/israeli-elections-and-parties/parties/the-democrats/ |
| Religion and state: conversion | Recognize conversion beyond the Orthodox religious establishment? | Yisrael Beiteinu | Not established by these sources; retained source context: "We will demand the implementation of civil marriage and divorce options within Israel"; "Tel Aviv will not impose Shabbat transportation on Bnei Brak, and Bnei Brak will not impose its way of life on Tel Aviv"; the Western Wall compromise as drafted by Avichai Mandelblit and Natan Sharansky. | Not applicable | Source published Dec 1, 2025 | Ynet, five-point pledge | https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b1cr1ogzzl |
| Religion and state: conversion | Recognize conversion beyond the Orthodox religious establishment? | Blue and White | Not established by these sources; retained source context: Benny Gantz backs public transport on Shabbat as part of handing powers to local authorities, which would set routes and frequency (Ynet, translated). No 2026 statement on marriage found. In 2019 it pledged to "legislate the partnership covenant," a civil union for couples who want one, while calling marriage by Jewish tradition "the main road of the Jewish people" (translated). | Not applicable | Source published Aug 31, 2026 | Ynet (Hebrew), Aug 31, 2026; Ynet (Hebrew), Apr 7, 2019 | https://www.ynet.co.il/news/elections2026/article/yokra14883243 |
| Religion and state: conversion | Recognize conversion beyond the Orthodox religious establishment? | Reservists–Economic | Not established by these sources; retained source context: No position found for the list. Yoaz Hendel, as communications minister in 2021: "We must provide an alternative for those unable to marry" (translated). | Not applicable | Source published Sep 12, 2021 | Arutz Sheva | https://www.inn.co.il/news/504642 |
| Religion and state: conversion | Recognize conversion beyond the Orthodox religious establishment? | Joint List | Not established by these sources; retained source context: Told Ynet it supports urban and intercity public transport on Shabbat, including the airport and hospitals, "as a basic and equal service for the whole population" (translated). No joint 2026 position on marriage or conversion found. Hadash's platform, as quoted in 2019, calls for "separation of religion from state" and civil marriage and divorce (translated). | Not applicable | Source published Aug 31, 2026 | Ynet (Hebrew), Aug 31, 2026; Zman Yisrael, Sep 11, 2019 | https://www.ynet.co.il/news/elections2026/article/yokra14883243 |
| Religion and state: conversion | Recognize conversion beyond the Orthodox religious establishment? | Ra'am | Not established by these sources; retained source context: No position found on marriage, conversion or Shabbat. Mansour Abbas, on cutting the party's ties with its religious council: "Ra'am today is moving in the direction of being a completely civic party, with separate institutions." | Not applicable | Source published Dec 7, 2025 | Times of Israel | https://www.timesofisrael.com/raam-leader-says-party-will-cut-ties-with-religious-council-become-completely-civic/ |
Sources and attribution
- Times of Israel, Jul 15, 2026; Ynet (Hebrew), Aug 31, 2026; Times of Israel, Dec 28, 2022: https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-passes-law-restoring-chief-rabbinates-monopoly-over-kosher-certification/
- Arutz Sheva (Hebrew), Sep 7, 2022; Times of Israel, Jul 16, 2026: https://www.inn.co.il/news/576700
- Jerusalem Post: Shas/UTJ policy summary: https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-907982
- Ynet (Hebrew), Aug 31, 2026; Zman Yisrael, Sep 11, 2019: https://www.ynet.co.il/news/elections2026/article/yokra14883243
- People of Israel, founding principles (Hebrew, undated): https://amchaisrael.co.il/foundations
- The Jewish Chronicle (Oct 4, 2026); Jerusalem Post (Sep 24, 2026): https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/israel-election-yashar-party-eisenkoft-chance-winning-netanyahu-likud-f0jv6m9n
- Jerusalem Post (Lapid, Sep 15, 2026; Bennett, Apr 20, 2026): https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-908711
- Israel Democracy Institute, party page: https://en.idi.org.il/israeli-elections-and-parties/parties/the-democrats/
- Ynet, five-point pledge: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b1cr1ogzzl
- Arutz Sheva: https://www.inn.co.il/news/504642
- Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/raam-leader-says-party-will-cut-ties-with-religious-council-become-completely-civic/
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