Elections 2026
Issues

Election issues

Education

What the parties say about this issue

A documented position was found for 9 of the 19 parties we checked

Based only on platforms and official sources

How do we determine a position?

We check the party's current official platform first, and where none exists, its official website or public policy documents, ranked by reliability: a current platform outranks an official website, which outranks a policy document, which outranks an official statement or high-quality reporting. We never guess or infer a position that isn't explicitly written in one of these sources — when nothing clear was found, we say so directly instead of estimating.

What do the parties say?

Positions gathered from each party's official platform and other public sources. A missing position is stated explicitly — never hidden or guessed.

Yashar

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State education law as a binding standard for every student and every publicly funded institution: a uniform national core curriculum, a state-Haredi integration track, and decentralizing authority to local governments and school principals.

Full platformOfficial source: "Yashar!" party website ("plans") · 18.08.2026

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Together

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"We'll close the 1948 Ministry of Education and open a 2026 one": rewarding teachers for excellence rather than seniority, and a shared Israeli identity reflecting the values of the Declaration of Independence.

Full platformOfficial source: Bennett's plan to fix Israel ("Together" party website) · 19.08.2026

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The Democrats

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Equal funding for state education, establishing a council for state education, and strengthening the standing of teachers and principals.

Full platformOfficial source: The Democrats' 2026 platform (PDF) · 17.08.2026

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Yisrael Beiteinu

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Mandatory core curriculum as a funding condition, teacher pay based on merit rather than seniority, and increased investment in higher education and research.

Full platformOfficial source: Yisrael Beiteinu's platform for the next government (party website) · 19.08.2026

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Noam

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Noam LeYisrael calls for a revolution in the education system: free choice of school, capping class size at 22, and equal per-child funding.

Full platformOfficial source: Noam LeYisrael's website (including its "Education Reform" page) · 05.09.2026

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Blue and White

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Strengthening public education and teachers' standing, learning adapted to the 21st century, and strengthening empowering education and youth movements in every local authority.

Full platformOfficial source: "Kachol Lavan Principles" (booklet, party website) · 05.09.2026

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The Economic Party

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Shrinking classes to 18 students and reducing teaching hours, giving school principals autonomy, and introducing mandatory financial education from elementary school.

Full platformOfficial source: The Economic Party's platform (party website) · 05.09.2026

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The Haredi Public

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Preserving Haredi education's independence alongside strengthening the state-Haredi education stream, a national dropout-prevention program, and fighting discrimination in school admissions.

Full platformOfficial source: "The Haredi Public"'s platform (party website) · 05.09.2026

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Israel First

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A school-voucher reform: an annual personal voucher worth about 60,000 NIS per parent for free school choice, with full managerial autonomy for principals.

Full platformOfficial source: "Israel First"'s national work plan (party website) · 05.09.2026

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Likud

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No current platform foundNo current official platform was found for this party.

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Otzma Yehudit

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No current platform foundNo current official platform was found for this party.

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United Torah Judaism

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No current platform foundNo current official platform was found for this party.

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The Joint List (Hadash-Ta'al-Balad)

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No current platform foundNo current official platform was found for this party.

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Shas

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No current platform foundNo current official platform was found for this party.

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Amcha Yisrael

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No current platform foundNo current official platform was found for this party.

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Ra'am

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No current platform foundNo current official platform was found for this party.

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Religious Zionism

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No clear position foundNo dedicated, detailed party platform document on education was found ahead of the 2026 election.

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Zahav–Shachar: Social Power

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Not yet reviewedWe haven't checked this party's official sources yet.

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Beit Yisrael

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Not yet reviewedThis topic hasn't been checked against the party's official source yet.

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