Who they are

• Founded 2012. Israel Policy Forum calls it the “ideological continuation” of Meir Kahane's Kach, which was outlawed in 1994. (IPF; Wikipedia)
• Ben-Gvir has led it since 2019. It won 6 seats in 2022 inside the Religious Zionism joint list. He left the government in Jan 2025 over the ceasefire and returned in March 2025. (Wikipedia)

Who votes for them

• 2022: 6 seats as part of the Religious Zionism joint list (516,470 votes, 10.84%, 14 seats in all). (IDI; Wikipedia)
• Draws “traditional Mizrahi voters from the periphery” (Finkelstein). (Times of Israel, Apr 15, 2026)
• 13% of Haredi first-time voters. (N12 via JPost, Sep 23, 2026)
• Courting disappointed Likud and Shas voters. (JPost, Aug 22, 2026)

Where they stand

Haredi draft

Backed the July 14 law banning arrests of draft evaders; proposes Haredi tracks in police and Border Police: “enter service as Haredi and leave it as Haredi.” (Ynet, 2026)

Courts

Backed the 2023 judicial reforms; wants political control of judicial appointments. (CRC party register, Oct 4, 2026)

War & Gaza

“Disengagement 710” plan: an emigration ministry and 250,000 Gazan departures a year, NIS 10 billion. “This is a free choice; we are not forcing anyone to leave, but there is encouragement.” (JPost, Sep 3; JTA, Sep 6, 2026)

West Bank

Opposes a Palestinian state and evacuating settlers. On Temple Mount prayer: Jews “feel that they are the rightful owners of this place.” (JPost, Jul 23, 2026)

Religion & state

No 2026 position found

Economy

No 2026 position found

Names on the list

• No. 2Tally Gotliv, former Likud MK
• No. 4Amichai Eliyahu
• No. 12Yishai Fleisher, Hebron spokesman

Times of Israel, Sep 7, 2026 (no primaries)

Coalition pledges

• A “fully right-wing government”; no unity with centrists, no Arab parties; demands the Defense or Justice ministry; no Palestinian-state talks. (JPost, Sep 2026)

In their words

“We survived Pharaoh, we will survive Keir Starmer as well.”

Seats in each poll

Average 7.33 across 6 polls (Channel 14 not included). Channel 14 figure is the latest in our register; its date is not given.

Bios

Itamar Ben-Gvir. Born 1976 to Iraqi-Jewish parents. Active in Kach's youth movement; convicted in 2007 of incitement and support for a terror organization. National Security Minister from December 2022; left in January 2025 and returned in March 2025.

Bio source: Wikipedia, accessed Oct 2026, via the research memo and party registers.