Together, we'll rebuild the north
Approximately 357,000 residents of Israel’s confrontation-line communities live in a region that suffered for years from disparities in infrastructure, services, and opportunities – and has been devastated by the war.
Our Frontline Communities Law will transform reconstruction from a temporary government program into a national commitment enshrined in law, with multi-year budgets, benefits, incentives, implementation mechanisms, and measurable targets.
What's the problem?
For years, our frontline communities have suffered from disparities compared with central Israel across every area of life: transportation, healthcare, education, employment, civil defense, and infrastructure. The latest war exposed the full extent of the crisis.
Tens of thousands of residents were evacuated from their homes, thousands of buildings were damaged, and businesses, agriculture, and tourism were dealt a severe blow.
The root of the problem is not budgetary, but structural.
For years, efforts to address the challenges facing the north have relied on government resolutions, temporary programs, and budgets dependent on the priorities of the government in office. This short-term approach has prevented residents, local authorities, and businesses from planning for the long term – the kind of planning needed to provide fundamental solutions to the deep-rooted problems facing this region.
What's the solution?
We will give the confrontation-line region a long-term policy horizon, enshrining it in law as an area of national priority through 2035. This will include a multi-year national plan, a binding budget, tax benefits and incentives for residents and businesses, and a dedicated development authority with executive powers.
The law will differentiate between communities according to the level of threat they face: the closer a community is to the border, the greater the threat it faces and the more severely it has been impacted, the more substantial the assistance and incentives available to it will be.
The law will require government ministries to advance and implement a range of measures across different policy areas, with implementation measured and compliance enforced by law.
With this legislation, we will rebuild the north and lay the groundwork for future prosperity and increasing the amount of residents, jobs, and investments in the north.
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of residents of the north are considering leaving
of senior living facilities in the north are fortified
How will we know we've succeeded?
Population growth in the region
Frontline communities return to consistent population growth.
Economic growth in the north
New businesses, expansion of existing companies, and growth in high-paying employment.
Better Quality of Life
Measurable improvements in education, healthcare, transportation, civil defense infrastructure, public infrastructure, and services for residents.
Core principles of the legislation
01
A Law – Not Another Government Resolution
The north needs certainty for the next decade, not another program lasting only a few years. We will therefore enact the Frontline Communities Law, which will designate the region as an area of national priority through 2035. The national plan, implementation mechanisms, funding, benefits, and oversight will be measurable and enforceable, and will not depend on a temporary decision by one government or another.
02
Yokneam Is Not Kiryat Shmona
The law establishes a principle of differentiation: the scope of assistance and benefits will be determined according to proximity to the border, the level of threat, extent of damage, duration of evacuation, the rate at which residents return, economic and demographic impact, and gaps in protective infrastructure and other infrastructure.
Communities directly adjacent to the fence will receive greater priority, while regional centers that provide services to the entire area will also be strengthened.
03
Significant Tax Benefits for Residents
If we want people to choose to live along the border, the state needs to give them a meaningful advantage. We will enact a significant expansion of income-tax benefits for residents of these communities, on a differentiated basis, alongside residential municipal tax discounts.
These measures will include reduced corporate tax, deductions for employing high-wage workers, and municipal tax discounts of 45% for residential properties and 39% for businesses, scaled according to proximity to the border.
In this way, we will encourage residents to stay, bring back families who have left, and attract new families to these areas.
04
Attractive to Investors, Too
The law will create an exceptional package of incentives for businesses and companies operating in the north: reduced corporate tax, enhanced benefits for industrial enterprises, incentives for employing high-wage workers, investment grants, incentives for the tourism sector, and municipal tax discounts for businesses.
05
Taking Care of What Matters in Everyday Life
We do not want to restore the north to where it was on October 6th: we want to make sure it comes back significantly better. The plan will address protective infrastructure and security, while the law will also establish clear targets for housing, transportation and infrastructure, employment and the economy, agriculture and tourism, education and higher education, healthcare, community resilience, culture, and sports.
06
Excellent Management alongside a Long-Term Budget
The TNUFA Administration for the North will be anchored in law as the body responsible for leading implementation of this plan. It will coordinate the work of government ministries and local authorities, monitor budgets, approve action plans where stipulated, work to remove obstacles, and be empowered to establish local implementation mechanisms for complex projects.
The law will establish a multi-year budgetary framework, annual allocations, and funding sources, and will require the necessary funding to be included in the annual state budget. As a general rule, these dedicated funds will be in addition to, rather than a replacement for, regular government funding for the north. Mandatory annual parliamentary reporting will enable public scrutiny of the plan’s progress.
