Head of list announced withdrawal (20.10.26)
Nissim Luk announced a personal withdrawal from the race and endorsed Ofer Winter. No party withdrawal announcement was found in the sources checked; as of a 21.10 check, the list still appears as filed on the Central Elections Committee website.
SourcesIsrael HayomWallaKipaCentral Elections Committee — candidate lists (checked 21.10)
Orot HaShachar
Led by Nisim Luk
List submitted to the Central Elections CommitteeLast updated 21.09.2026
About Orot HaShachar ahead of the 2026 election, including the candidate list, the platform by topic, poll standing and sources.
Poll standing
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Last updated: 21.10.2026
Below the threshold in every recent poll
Doesn't cross the threshold in any of the 5 recent polls
What is the electoral threshold?
The electoral threshold is the minimum share of the vote a list needs in order to take part in the allocation of Knesset seats. In Knesset elections the threshold is 3.25% of valid votes. A list that does not pass the threshold does not take part in the seat allocation.
Source: Knesset website – glossaryBelow the electoral threshold
Standing by poll
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Platform at a Glance
The key positions as published in the party's platform.
VerifiedLast updated 21.09.2026Orot HaShachar's platform – party website (PDF)
Enlistment and equal burden-sharing
Orot HaShachar proposes drafting Haredim into a tailored framework with full basic training and integration into the reserves; those who choose combat service could do so while preserving their way of life.
Compare positions on this topic across partiesSecurity, Gaza, and the war
Orot HaShachar proposes a more proactive, offensive security doctrine, a gradual annulment of the Oslo Accords, keeping territory captured in future confrontations under Israeli control, and gradually reducing the Palestinian police's force and weapons.
Compare positions on this topic across partiesCost of living and economy
Orot HaShachar proposes opening markets to competition and reducing taxation and barriers, alongside strengthening local production and agriculture. The platform also includes anti-monopoly measures, dissolving the water and sewage corporations, and reducing intermediary gaps in food marketing.
Compare positions on this topic across partiesDemocracy and the judiciary
Orot HaShachar proposes an eight-year term limit for senior public positions, changes and oversight in the justice system, reducing nepotism and bureaucracy, and faster tracks for handling legal proceedings.
Compare positions on this topic across partiesReligion and state
Orot HaShachar proposes letting local authorities decide on public transit on Shabbat, preserving conversion according to Jewish law, and reexamining the kashrut supervision system.
Compare positions on this topic across partiesEducation / health and welfare
On education: proposes changing teacher training and improving teacher pay, strengthening core studies and education toward partnership, respect and privacy, alongside opposing mid-year strikes. On health: addresses making the health system more accessible to the elderly and proposes a commission of inquiry into classified COVID-era documents; no broad health-system reform plan is presented.
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Candidate list for the 2026 election: Orot HaShachar
List submitted to the Central Elections CommitteeLast updated 21.09.2026Source: Ynet, "The people you didn't know are running for Knesset," 2026; the "Orot HaShachar" party website
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Sources
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