Israel Votes 2026

20 days to Election Day, Tuesday, October 27

What the parties say on the West Bank

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.

IssueQuestionListRecorded answer / statusBasisEvidence date and checkSourceSource link
West Bank and annexationShould Israel annex West Bank land?LikudLikud MK Dan Illouz co-sponsored the July 2025 non-binding Knesset motion calling for sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, which passed 71 to 13, and Likud ministers led by Yariv Levin wrote to Netanyahu that it was "the time to approve in government a decision to apply sovereignty." On the binding bills of October 2025 all but one Likud MK stayed away, and the party called them "another provocation by the opposition aimed at damaging our relations with the United States… True sovereignty will be achieved not through a showy law for the record, but through proper work on the ground."On the recordRecord evidence: Source published Oct 22, 2025Times of Israel, Jul 23, 2025; Ynet, Jun 2025; Times of Israel and CBS News, Oct 22, 2025https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-west-bank-annexation-bills-trump-objection-vance-visit/
West Bank and annexationShould Israel annex West Bank land?Otzma Yehudit"Apply full Israeli sovereignty, dismantle the Palestinian Authority of its assets and weapons" and "encourage voluntary migration from Judea and Samaria and Gaza"; new communities in all parts of the territory; of outposts: "We will regularize them."StatedSource published Sept 30, 2026Ynethttps://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1dpvu9cgl
West Bank and annexationShould Israel annex West Bank land?ShasOpposes the establishment of a Palestinian state; says that, as one of the "founders of the right-wing bloc," it has supported initiatives promoted by Religious Zionism and Otzma Yehudit; per Ynet, does not make West Bank settlement policy a central campaign issue. Its MKs voted for the July 2025 non-binding motion calling for sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, which passed 71 to 13, and, like Likud's, were absent from the October 2025 vote on the binding bill (Times of Israel).On the recordRecord evidence: Source published Sept 30, 2026Ynet, Sept 30, 2026; Times of Israel, Jul 23 and Oct 22, 2025https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1dpvu9cgl
West Bank and annexationShould Israel annex West Bank land?UTJNot established by these sources; retained source context: Gave no unified position. Ynet reports that Agudat Yisrael generally leans further right, Degel HaTorah takes a more moderate position, and neither makes the issue central to its campaign. The votes show the same split: both factions backed the July 2025 non-binding sovereignty motion, but UTJ split on Maoz's binding bill in October 2025. Agudat Yisrael voted for it, by the Times of Israel's account to highlight the government's hypocrisy; Degel HaTorah voted against, saying sovereignty proposals "at this time" put Israel in conflict with the United States.Not applicableSource published Sept 30, 2026Ynet, Sept 30, 2026; Times of Israel, Jul 23, 2025; Times of Israel, Oct 22, 2025https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1dpvu9cgl
West Bank and annexationShould Israel annex West Bank land?Religious Zionism–ZehutSays it "eliminated the idea of a Palestinian state"; supports "applying full Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria."StatedSource published Sept 30, 2026Ynethttps://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1dpvu9cgl
West Bank and annexationShould Israel annex West Bank land?People of IsraelAmcha Yisrael: "A Palestinian state will never be established alongside us"; "apply sovereignty in Judea and Samaria."StatedSource published Sept 30, 2026Ynethttps://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1dpvu9cgl
West Bank and annexationShould Israel annex West Bank land?Yashar!A Palestinian state "is not on the agenda"; "strengthening the settlement blocs and establishing new communities legally"; "Israel has no interest in assuming responsibility for the civilian lives of some 2 million Palestinians."StatedSource published Sept 30, 2026Ynethttps://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1dpvu9cgl
West Bank and annexationShould Israel annex West Bank land?B'Yachad"Oppose a Palestinian state and the transfer of territory"; "Area C is viewed as a future sovereign part of the State of Israel."StatedSource published Sept 30, 2026Ynethttps://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1dpvu9cgl
West Bank and annexationShould Israel annex West Bank land?The Democrats"We must strive for separation as part of a regional move" with the United States; "We will evacuate illegal outposts that create points of friction."StatedSource published Sept 30, 2026Ynethttps://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1dpvu9cgl
West Bank and annexationShould Israel annex West Bank land?Yisrael Beiteinu"We support applying Israeli sovereignty to Area C"; "advancing construction in the E1 area"; "Thirty-three years after the Oslo Accords, it is clear that the experiment failed."StatedSource published Sept 30, 2026Ynethttps://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1dpvu9cgl
West Bank and annexationShould Israel annex West Bank land?Blue and White"Strengthening settlement in Judea and Samaria, with an emphasis on the Jordan Valley…"; per Ynet, a framework similar to the Trump plan that would not require evacuating settlements.StatedSource published Sept 30, 2026Ynethttps://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1dpvu9cgl
West Bank and annexationShould Israel annex West Bank land?Reservists–Economic"The party supports sovereignty through actions, not words"; "The strategy is to seize commanding terrain and agricultural land."StatedSource published Sept 30, 2026Ynethttps://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1dpvu9cgl
West Bank and annexationShould Israel annex West Bank land?Joint List"All settlements… must be evacuated immediately and without delay"; "The occupation is the root of all evil"; asked that the question say "the occupied West Bank."StatedSource published Sept 30, 2026Ynethttps://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1dpvu9cgl
West Bank and annexationShould Israel annex West Bank land?Ra'amPer Ynet, supports a negotiated two-state solution, with a Palestinian state alongside Israel; opposes extending Israeli sovereignty.StatedSource published Sept 30, 2026Ynethttps://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1dpvu9cgl

Sources and attribution

Israel Votes 2026, israelielection.org. Original text is available under CC BY-NC 4.0 for non-commercial use with credit to Rabbi Daniel Bogard and a link to israelielection.org; third-party source material retains its own rights.