Who they are

• Founded 1999 by Avigdor Lieberman; first aimed at Soviet immigrants, later “right-wing secular voters.” Peak: 15 seats in 2009. (IDI party page)
• His April 2019 refusal to join a government over the draft law set off five elections. (IDI; Wikipedia)

Who votes for them

• 2022: 213,687 votes, 4.48%, 6 seats. (Wikipedia)
• Russian speakers: Yisrael Beiteinu 23%; 94% of them back a universal draft. (Lazar via JPost, Dec 10, 2025)
• First-time voters: 6%. (N12 via JPost, Sep 23, 2026)

Where they stand

Haredi draft

Everyone at 18: “Jews, Muslims, Christians, Druze and Circassians”; sanctions including travel bans. (Ynet, Sep 16, 2026)

Courts

A written constitution put to a national referendum; amendments would need 80 MKs. (Ynet, Sep 22, 2026)

War & Gaza

Board of Peace arrangements are “a capitulation to terror.” A state commission on Oct 7 is a condition. (JPost, Aug 12; Times of Israel, Aug 17, 2026)

West Bank

“The Palestinian Authority must be dismantled.” (JPost, Sep 28, 2026)

Religion & state

Civil marriage and divorce; a Western Wall compromise; local choice on Shabbat transit; a mandatory core curriculum. (Ynet, Dec 7, 2025)

Economy

“Right-wing fiscal positions.” (IDI)

Names on the list

• No. 2Rafi Ben Shitrit, former Beit She'an mayor
• No. 6Sharon Sharabi, brother of freed hostage Eli Sharabi
• No. 10Dan Illouz, former Likud MK

JPost and Times of Israel, Sep 6, 2026

Coalition pledges

• No Netanyahu, no Arab parties, no Haredi parties: “not for the Arab parties and not for the haredi parties.” (JPost, Sep 21, 2025; repeated Oct 3, 2026)
• Conditions: Oct 7 inquiry, universal service, prime-minister term limits, core curriculum, constitution by referendum. (Times of Israel, Aug 17, 2026)

In their words

“We are the Likud of yesteryear.”

Seats in each poll

Average 8.83 across 6 polls (Channel 14 not included).

Bios

Avigdor Lieberman. Born 1958 in Chișinău; immigrated in 1978 and lives in Nokdim. Founded Yisrael Beiteinu in 1999. His refusal to join a government in April 2019 started the cycle of five elections.

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