Yisrael Beiteinu
Led by Avigdor Liberman
Order confirmed by the partyLast updated 29.09.2026
What is a surplus vote agreement?
A surplus vote agreement allows two parties to combine their remaining votes when additional Knesset seats are allocated after the election.
The parties still run separately, and the agreement does not directly transfer votes from one party to the other.
Source: Ynet · 10.09.2026About Yisrael Beiteinu ahead of the 2026 election, including the candidate list, the platform by topic, poll standing and sources.
Poll standing
How is a party's poll standing determined?
This status is calculated automatically from the latest polls shown on this site — one per outlet we track. We check how many of them report the party crossing the electoral threshold (rather than assuming this from the seat count alone), and also show the range and average of its projected seats in those same polls. Polls reflect a snapshot at the time they were published and are not a forecast of the election result.
Last updated: 21.10.2026
Consistently above the electoral threshold
Crosses the threshold in all 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 – glossaryAverage 7.6 seats · Recent range: 6–8
How many votes are needed for one seat?
There is no fixed number of votes per seat. The number of votes needed changes in every election, depending on the number of valid votes and on which parties pass the electoral threshold. The final allocation of seats is made using the Bader–Ofer method.
Source: Israel Democracy InstituteWomen's representation per this poll
Based on the current poll, the first 8 candidates on the list are projected to enter the Knesset, 2 of them women.
- Talia LankriPosition 3
- Yulia MalinovskyPosition 5
Recent trend:Falling
Standing by poll
This status is calculated automatically from the latest polls shown on this site — one per outlet we track. We check how many of them report the party crossing the electoral threshold (rather than assuming this from the seat count alone), and also show the range and average of its projected seats in those same polls. Polls reflect a snapshot at the time they were published and are not a forecast of the election result.
Platform at a Glance
The key positions as published in the party's platform.
VerifiedLast updated 15.10.2026Yisrael Beiteinu's platform for the next government (party website)
Published programs
Policy programs the party has published. Each one includes positions from several topics.
Enlistment and equal burden-sharing
They propose a mandatory service law for every 18-year-old citizen regardless of religion — a military or civil track — with draft evasion resulting in loss of benefits, discounts, and public-sector employment.
Compare positions on this topic across partiesSecurity, Gaza, and the war
An initiative-driven, not reactive, doctrine: zero tolerance for border incursions, preemptive strikes, decisive outcomes in every confrontation, and raising the defense budget from ₪70B to ₪95B over the next decade.
Compare positions on this topic across partiesCost of living and economy
Lowering the cost of living by opening imports to competition, ending exclusive-importer status, breaking up food-market monopolies, and continuing privatization (Ashdod port, Haifa airport).
Compare positions on this topic across partiesDemocracy and the judiciary
Adopting a written constitution for Israel, limiting the prime minister to two terms, barring an indicted person from forming a government, and opposing both the "French law" and the override clause.
Compare positions on this topic across partiesReligion and state
Separating religion and state: a single chief rabbi for the country, abolishing religious councils, ending yeshiva-student stipends, and offering civil marriage and divorce as an option.
Compare positions on this topic across partiesEducation / health and welfare
Mandatory core curriculum as a condition for school funding, alongside topping up pensioners' income to minimum wage and building two new hospitals in the north and south.
Crime and Personal Security
A policy of zero tolerance toward criminal terror: a national headquarters to fight organized crime, a NIS 3 billion plan to strengthen the police with 3,000 additional officers, dedicated courts for organized and agricultural crime in the north and the south, administrative detentions, an insurance fund for protection-extortion victims, and sanctions for incitement on campuses. In addition, in the platform's words: “When the next government is formed, we will demand the internal security portfolio and work to appoint MK Hamad Amar as minister.”
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Candidate list for the 2026 election: Yisrael Beiteinu
Order confirmed by the partyLast updated 29.09.2026Source: Central Elections Committee — Yisrael Beiteinu candidate list (gov.il), updated Sep. 29, 2026; updated on this site Oct. 15, 2026
Click a candidate to see what they've actually worked on and done.
ⓘ For sitting MKs, legislation data covers the 25th Knesset only; for those no longer serving, it covers their full Knesset tenure
Women in the top 10: 3 out of 10
Sources
The main sources behind this party's information, grouped by data type.
- PlatformYisrael Beiteinu's platform for the next government (party website)
- Candidate rosterSource: Central Elections Committee — Yisrael Beiteinu candidate list (gov.il), updated Sep. 29, 2026; updated on this site Oct. 15, 2026
- Legislation dataKnesset National Legislation DB (accessed via Open Knesset, the Public Knowledge Workshop)
- Voting participation dataKnesset Plenum Voting DB (accessed via zmanknesset.co.il)
Information here is based on official sources — it isn't a recommendation for who to vote for.