Elections 2026
Issues

Election issues

Judiciary and governance

What the parties say about this issue

A documented position was found for 8 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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Strengthening Israeli democracy: settling the relationship between branches of government, enacting a Basic Law of Legislation, aiming for a consensus constitution, and limiting the prime minister's term and the number of ministers — alongside a strong, independent judiciary.

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

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Together

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Adopting a constitution based on the Declaration of Independence, a state commission of inquiry into October 7, an 8-year prime-ministerial term limit, and settling judicial review and the Basic Laws while pursuing broad consensus.

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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Entrenching civil and social rights in Basic Laws, legislating a Basic Law on Legislation, and repealing the judicial-overhaul laws.

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

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Yisrael Beiteinu

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Adopting a written constitution, term-limiting the prime minister, barring an indicted person from forming a government, and opposing both the "French law" and the override clause.

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

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Religious Zionism

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Supports increasing elected officials' influence over judicial appointments, restricting the Supreme Court's power to strike down laws, and a regular-majority override clause. Also proposes splitting the attorney general's role, making legal advice to the government non-binding, and abolishing the reasonableness standard for government and ministerial decisions.

Full platformOfficial source: Religious Zionism's "Law and Justice" plan (digital edition) · 05.09.2026

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Noam

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Noam LeYisrael supports restoring governance to the elected Knesset and government and reining in the powers of the Supreme Court and the attorney-general.

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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Limiting the prime minister's tenure to 7-8 years, a broadly-agreed Basic Law on Legislation, tightening the conditions for dissolving the Knesset, and a systematic fight against organized crime and protection rackets.

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

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Beit Yisrael

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A three-stage law-enforcement reform — data-driven policing, hard deadlines for investigation and indictment, and strict minimum sentencing for gun and repeat offenders — modeled on American programs (CompStat, the Speedy Trial Act, Three Strikes). Doesn't address the Supreme Court, the attorney general, or the judicial selection committee.

Full platformOfficial source: "Beit Yisrael" party website — its "Platform" page and full chapters · 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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The Economic Party

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No clear position foundNo chapter or treatment of the judiciary or governance was found in the party's platform.

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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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The Haredi Public

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No clear position foundNo chapter or treatment of the judiciary or governance was found in the party's platform.

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Israel First

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No clear position foundNo chapter or detailed treatment of democracy, judicial reform, or separation of powers was found in the work plan.

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