Positions for the 2026 election

Unity

Unity is a new state-oriented right-wing party led by Gilad Erdan, with Yuli Edelstein, Aliza Bloch, Oren Smadja, and Hezi Nehama on its leading team. It emphasizes security, universal service, a broad Zionist government, effective governance, and addressing the cost of living.

A documented position on 6 of 30 statements

Democracy and governance

A state commission of inquiry into the events of October 7 should be established under the Commissions of Inquiry Law, with its members appointed by the President of the Supreme Court.

DisagreeStrong evidence

Gilad Erdan rejected both a political appointment and the ordinary appointment mechanism led by the Supreme Court president, proposing a different independent mechanism. The list therefore opposes the exact statutory mechanism in the statement.

News report: Kol Chai

The scope of the Supreme Court's judicial review of government and Knesset decisions should be reduced.

NeutralPartial evidence

Unity supports a responsible legal reform and a Basic Law: Legislation defining the bounds of review, while also committing to judicial independence. This balancing line does not resolve clearly for or against a broad reduction in review.

Party platform or program: Unity

The Prime Minister should be limited to two consecutive terms in office.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

Dedicated coalition funds that are not allocated according to equitable criteria should be abolished and transferred to regular ministry budgets, even if doing so would affect existing coalition agreements.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

Ministers and the government should be permitted to act contrary to the Attorney General's opinion as long as a court has not invalidated their decision.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

Security, diplomacy and the conflict

Israel should promote a regional-international framework for the civil administration and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip after the war, provided that Hamas does not control it.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

Even after a civil administration is established in the Gaza Strip, Israel should retain long-term security control of Gaza's borders and freedom of military action within it.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

Israel should promote a regional diplomatic initiative that also includes a pathway to a Palestinian state.

DisagreeStrong evidence

The official platform rejects a Palestinian state and therefore expressly opposes a regional diplomatic horizon that includes that possibility.

Party platform or program: Unity

Israeli sovereignty should be applied to Area C in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank).

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

Women should be integrated more broadly into all combat and command roles in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), subject to uniform professional criteria.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

Israeli civilian settlement in the Gaza Strip should be renewed.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

The death penalty should be imposed on anyone convicted of murder committed as part of an act of terrorism.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

Shared service and burden

Mandatory military or civilian service should apply to all population groups, with only limited exemptions.

AgreeStrong evidence

Unity proposes a military, national, or civilian service duty for every citizen. Erdan clarified that the exception for outstanding Torah scholars would be limited to 5%–7%, making this universal service with a defined narrow exception.

Party platform or program: Unity News report: Arutz 7 News report: Israel Hayom

Significant personal and financial sanctions should be imposed on people legally required to enlist who fail to report without a lawful exemption, including yeshiva students.

AgreeStrong evidence

The platform states that a person liable for service who does not serve will face personal sanctions and loss of benefits, supporting the mechanism in the statement.

Party platform or program: Unity

Religion, state and civic identity

Civil marriage should be available in Israel alongside religious marriage for those who choose it.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

Rabbinical and Sharia courts should be permitted to serve as arbitrators in civil disputes when all parties freely consent.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

Public transport on Shabbat should be permitted in local authorities that choose to provide it.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

Funding for educational institutions should be conditional on teaching a minimum core curriculum.

AgreeStrong evidence

Unity conditions budgetary support on acquiring full core knowledge and skills, supporting the conditioning of public funding on a minimum core curriculum.

Party platform or program: Unity

The right to equality and the prohibition of discrimination should be explicitly entrenched in a Basic Law.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

An Arab party that accepts the government's basic policy guidelines should be permitted to join the coalition.

No clear public position found

Unity rules out partnership with Ra'am and the current Joint List, while Erdan has said that Zionist Arab individuals who accept the state's identity and service duties may have a place in government. The sources do not establish whether an Arab party accepting the governing guidelines would also be eligible to join, so the statement remains unresolved.

News report: Behadrei Haredim / Kore News report: N12 / mako

Economy, welfare and cost of living

The tax burden on high-income earners should be increased to fund expanded social services.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

The basket of price-controlled food products should be expanded, even if this reduces the profitability of producers and retail chains.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

Tariffs on imported agricultural food products should be reduced, even if this harms some farmers and domestic producers.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

Eligibility for daycare subsidies should not be determined solely by the mother's employment; whether the father works, studies, or serves should also be considered.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

The VAT-exemption threshold for personal imports should be raised from $75 to $130, even if this harms local shops and businesses that compete with overseas sellers.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

Rights, enforcement and internal security

In exceptional cases and subject to judicial review, administrative detention should be permitted for Jewish citizens suspected of planning nationalist violence against Palestinians or the security forces, even when there is insufficient evidence for immediate criminal proceedings.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

The Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law should be eased so that Palestinian spouses of Israeli citizens can obtain status after an individual security screening, instead of being subject to a blanket ban.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

Conversion therapy for minors should be prohibited by law.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

In combating crime in Arab society, a multi-year government-led civilian program that strengthens local authorities should be preferred over relying mainly on the Shin Bet and emergency powers.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

Transport and infrastructure

A congestion charge should be implemented in the Gush Dan metropolitan area, with its revenue dedicated to improving public transport, even if private-car travel during peak hours becomes more expensive.

No clear public position found

No sufficiently direct public source was found to determine Unity's position on this statement.

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Last updated: 2026-08-26