We're scrapping the draft-dodging law.
Everyone serves.
We’re cutting all allowances and benefits for those who don’t serve - and redirecting the money to those who do.
Every reservist and soldier - men and women - will receive unprecedented benefits!
And now to brass tacks:
what do reservists actually get?
01
The First Million
1 Million Shekels for a first apartment – for every reservist. No lottery.
02
Your kids are
taken care of
Free daycare, free after-school programs, free summer school.
03
Half off
Electricity | Water | Municipal tax | Vehicle inspection
All state services at half price
Now you pay half!
*’Active reservists’ are reservists who have served at least 20 days within a period of 3 consecutive years, or a part of it (combat soldiers, men and women, qualify after just 15 days of reserve duty).
And what do regular service veterans get?
1,000 shekels per month for daycare
After-school programs and summer schools, free
Free public transit for 3 years
For combat soldiers, free for 5 years
Undergraduate degree free for everyoooone.
For combat soldiers, master’s degree is also free.
Priority for an apartment under the Mehir LaMishtaken state housing-discount program
All the funds that encourage draft-dodging
will be cancelled immediately:
Cancelling coalition funds and redundant government ministries
Cancelling stipends for full-time yeshiva students (avrechim)
Cancelling discounts at the National Insurance Institute. Cancelling the legal status that treats an avrech as a student.
Cancelling discounts on municipal property tax (arnona)
Cancelling kindergarten subsidies
All right, let's wrap up:
That's it.
When duty called, you showed up – no questions asked.
When the country needed you, you were there.
Now it’s the country’s turn to be there for you.
More about the plan
This law was written together with alumni of the Budget Division and sets a new order of national priorities, giving every Israeli citizen real incentives to contribute to the country.
Everyone is invited to take part in defending the country or in national service, to earn an academic degree at the state’s expense after their service, and to enter the workforce.
The law will spur momentum that will drive the Israeli economy towards unprecedented growth, rooted in higher economic productivity and greater national unity.
The money that’s been hiding in plain sight: 8.8 billion NIS!
We fund the benefits for those who serve in the regular army or in national service by changing the order of priorities in the state budget. This money already exists in the budget; today it simply goes to the wrong places. The law moves it directly to those who serve:
| What we save on | How much we save |
| Ending benefits for draft evaders: cancelling discounts on daycare and municipal tax, and benefits for those who don’t serve. Want to keep receiving benefits? You’re welcome to enlist in military or national service. | 4.4 billion NIS |
| Stopping waste: closing redundant government ministries and cancelling “coalition funds” that are funneled to specific sectors. Do we really need a “Ministry of National Missions” at a cost of millions and millions of shekels a year? | 4.4 billion NIS |
| Where we invest? | How much is needed? |
| This money will fund free studies, subsidized afternoon programs, and substantial discounts on electricity and water for reservists. | 8.8 billion NIS |
The million shekel question: how will we give active reservists their first million toward a home?
Many people ask how you can give a million shekel discount on a home to hundreds of thousands of people. That isn’t really possible, but it also isn’t the plan. This benefit goes only to active reservists who don’t own a home for the purchase of their first home. The state will allocate them apartments at a million shekel discount in every new project that it promotes over four years. The benefit costs about 16 billion NIS a year, and here is where the money comes from:
- The state is the “landlord”: most of the land in Israel belongs to the state. Today the state sells it at a high price and earns tens of billions every year.
- A discount instead of a profit: the law states that the state will simply not profit at reservists’ expense. It will sell them property at a huge discount.
- It doesn’t cost the budget a thing: it simply means the state earns less on the land so that our soldiers can buy a home.
The bottom line: there’s no change in government spending, only a change in priorities.
This law shows it’s possible. When you run the country properly and stop funding those who don’t contribute, there’s enough money to take care of those who have given everything for the country.
FAQ
The plan is relevant to all Israeli citizens.
Anyone who completed regular military or national service will be entitled to benefits.
Those qualifying as an ‘active reservist’ will be entitled to many additional benefits under The Servicemembers Act.
‘Active reservists’, under the IDF’s recognized definition, are reservists who served at least 20 days within a period of 3 consecutive years, or part of it. For combat soldiers, men and women, the benefit applies from just 15 days of reserve duty.
All regions, including the center of the country. The state will ensure projects across the country with allocations reserved for active reservists.
Yes. The million is a discount on a new, first-time apartment only.
Only those who qualify as ‘active reservists’ are entitled to the million shekels for a first-home purchase, on top of all the other benefits available to everyone who has served.
The existing legal exemption from purchase tax remains in force.
A new order of priorities: those who serve come first. We will halt benefits to those who don’t serve and redirect them to the those who do.
In addition, we will close redundant government ministries and eliminate sectoral coalition funds.
– The First Million plan is guaranteed within 4 years and does not depend on a lottery; Mehir LaMishtaken depends on family status and age.
– Under the First Million plan, the only condition is being an active reservist who doesn’t own an apartment.
– The First Million plan allows you to buy a new first apartment anywhere in the country, not only in the periphery.
– Mehir LaMishtaken offers discounts of up to half a million shekels, whereas the First Million plan gives a discount of one million shekels to active reservists.
Anyone who qualifies as an ‘active reservist’ from October 7 onward is entitled to the benefit.
Until now, only combat soldiers received funding for an undergraduate degree. Under the new plan, non-combat servicemembers will also receive funding for an undergraduate degree. Combat soldiers will receive an additional benefit: a fully subsidised master’s degree.
Anyone who has completed military service receives:
– Priority for a new apartment in every government tender.
– 1,000 shekels per month for daycare (ages 0-3).
– Fully subsidized after-school programs and summer schools.
– Free public transit for discharged soldiers for 3 years (5 years for combat soldiers).
– Fully subsidised undergraduate degree for all who served (free master’s degree for combat soldiers).
Anyone who completed regular military service will receive priority for a new apartment in every tender.
Only those who qualify as ‘active reservists’ and don’t own an apartment are entitled to the million shekels for a first-home purchase.
The plan will increase the supply of apartments and make housing more accessible for active reservists.
All ‘active reservist’ benefits stay in effect as long as you continue to meet the definition’s criteria. Benefits for those who completed regular service are valid for life.
Full national civic service is considered full military service.
Anyone who completed national civic service is entitled to the servicemembers’ benefits.
Absolutely. Anyone who completed military service according to the IDF’s definitions is considered part of the serving public.
The process will be fully digital with minimal bureaucracy. The government will be required to process applications within set timeframes.
No. A married couple is entitled to only one benefit of one million shekels for a single apartment.
No. Each one is entitled to their own benefit of one million shekel.
The Prime Minister’s Office will oversee the Servicemembers Act. A special team will handle implementation.
