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Together, we'll repair ties between Israel and World Jewry

The relationship between Israel and World Jewry can no longer be taken for granted as it once was.

B’Yachad is presenting a strategic plan to renew the relationship and strengthen cooperation between the State of Israel and World Jewry.

The plan includes establishing a Diaspora Jewry Council and electing an observer-level representative to the Knesset, connecting the younger generation with Israel through education and exchange programs, establishing a National Authority for Combating Antisemitism, creating a security framework to protect Jewish communities, making Hebrew language education more accessible, and preserving the Western Wall as a sacred and unifying place for the entire Jewish people.

What's the problem?

The relationship between the State of Israel and World Jewry is one of the foundations of the Jewish people’s resilience. Yet the divide between the State of Israel and significant parts of World Jewry continues to deepen. For many Jews, particularly among the younger generation, a connection to Israel can no longer be taken for granted. In the United States, the broad, bipartisan basis of support for Israel has eroded, and among some segments of American Jewry, support for Israel is also becoming more qualified and complex.

At the same time, Israel has yet to formulate a coherent policy that reflects what it means to be the nation-state of the Jewish people – a policy that recognizes that Jewish life also exists outside Israel, and that Israel must listen to, engage with and remain connected to those communities. Today, Diaspora Jewry has no formal representation in the Knesset’s decision-making processes, while governmental responsibility for maintaining this relationship is dispersed among various bodies.

Israel does not do enough to recognize the vitality, creativity, knowledge, and contributions of Jewish communities around the world as an integral part of our shared Jewish story. To learn from them. To build meaningful, lasting relationships with them. There is also insufficient familiarity and engagement between younger Israelis and Diaspora Jews, even as rising antisemitism and threats to the security of Jewish communities demand mutual responsibility and a shared response.

What's the solution?

Together, we will rebuild the relationship between Israel and World Jewry on the basis of taking responsibility, partnership, mutuality and shared interests. Israel and World Jewry are two parts of one people, and the time has come to move from a policy of “maintaining ties with the Diaspora” to a policy of genuine partnership in shaping the future of the Jewish people.

To make this partnership a reality, we will give World Jewry a voice in the Knesset and a single address within the government, connect the younger generations in Israel and the Diaspora, and invest in the security of Jewish communities. Alongside this, we will establish a National Authority for Combating Antisemitism, which will work in cooperation with Jewish communities around the world.

We will take responsibility for this issue. Not only because a strong relationship with World Jewry is good for Israel, but because we are one people, and responsibility for the future of the Jewish people is a central part of our understanding of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people.

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Our plans

Only Together Will We Strengthen Our Brothers and Sisters Around the World

We will establish a Diaspora Jewry Council, which will elect a permanent observer-level representative to serve within the Knesset. The representative will serve as a permanent observer on the Knesset Committee on Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs and will be able to serve as its chair several times a year. The representative will also serve as an observer on the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on matters impacting Diaspora Jewry.

Only Together Can We Connect the Younger Generations in Israel and the Diaspora

We will introduce every Israeli to the Jewish people of which they are a part through a continuous educational program – from elementary school through 12th grade and in civil society – about Diaspora communities, their stories, and their contributions to Israel and Zionism.

We will expand opportunities for encounters, joint initiatives, and volunteering that bring young Israelis together with young Jews from around the world, including as part of the universal pre-military preparatory year and through joint projects for 12th grade students. This will create personal connections that will last for years.

We will double the number of young Jews who come to Israel and restore Israel to the heart of the younger generation in the Diaspora.

Only Together Can We Fight Antisemitism

Together, we will establish a National Authority for Combating Antisemitism: a central government body that will lead the fight against antisemitism, coordinate between government ministries and other relevant bodies, and formulate a long-term Israeli strategy for the international arena.

The Authority will work with governments, Jewish organizations, and international bodies, and will combat antisemitism in the public, political, cultural, academic, and digital spheres.

Only Together Can We Revolutionize Hebrew-Language Learning

We will launch a national initiative to make the Hebrew language accessible to every Jew around the world through in-person instruction, digital platforms, and advanced AI tools.

Because Hebrew is more than just a language: it is one of the foundations that connects the Jewish people to their history, their culture, and their shared future.

Only Together Can We Create a Home for Every Jew

The Western Wall is a sacred and unifying place, and it should be a place of Shalom Bayit, not civil strife. We will work to preserve it as a place to which every Jewish man and woman, from Israel and around the world, can feel a sense of belonging and connection, while respecting the existing prayer arrangements at the Western Wall Plaza.

In this spirit, the Ezrat Yisrael solution on the southern end of the Western Wall – intended to facilitate prayer and gatherings in diverse ways – should be preserved, without disrupting Orthodox prayer arrangements at the Western Wall Plaza.

On matters of religion and state, we will pursue a respectful and accepting approach that recognizes the diversity of traditions and forms of expression within the Jewish people, as well as pursue dialogue and engagement over confrontation.

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B'Yachad's plan to protect our environment

What's the problem?

Environmental policy in Israel is characterized by a division of responsibilities, a lack of long-term planning, and a persistent gap between decisions and implementation. There is still no binding and funded climate law, and there is no comprehensive national system in place that centralizes information, maps risks, and informs the preparedness of the government and local authorities.

This lack of preparedness and management does not only harm the environment. It endangers human lives and health, increases the economic damage from extreme events, and harms energy security, infrastructure, employment, and quality of life.

Meanwhile, the climate crisis is exacerbating heat waves, fires, and floods. Trash burning in Judea and Samaria is impacting hundreds of thousands of residents along the Seam Line. Old coal-fired power plants continue to operate. And most of Israel’s waste is still being landfilled. At the same time, the Dead Sea, the Gulf of Eilat, and our beaches, streams, ecological corridors, and biodiversity are under increasing pressure.

What's the solution?

B’Yachad, we will enact a binding and funded climate law that will anchor targets by sector and establish a national system for managing climate risks. This system will centralize information, map risks and vulnerabilities, promote early warning, and coordinate the preparations of government ministries, local authorities, government companies, and infrastructure authorities.

We will enact an advanced waste disposal law and establish an authority for the waste management sector. This law will create a funded waste management sector from end to end, which will create incentives to reduce how much waste goes into landfills as well as promote recycling and advanced treatment. At the same time, the waste management authority will lead a funded program to prevent trash burning in Judea and Samaria, in cooperation with the Civil Administration and the Palestinian Authority. We will accelerate the moving away of the petrochemical industry from Haifa Bay and stop the ongoing operation of old and polluting units 1-4 at Orot Rabin in Hadera.

We will return the “no added risk” policy in the Gulf of Eilat, protect Israel’s coasts, arrange the new concession plan for the Dead Sea so that it reduces environmental damage and requires the repair of past damage, anchor the protection of our ecological corridors, restore streams and advance a national plan to preserve biodiversity. Alongside this, we will enact the Metropolitan Transportation Authorities Law and promote efficient and accessible public transportation.

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How will we know we've succeeded?

The readiness test
Operating a national climate risk management system - all ministries and local authorities will have funded and actionable preparedness plans.

The waste disposal test

Most waste in Israel will no longer end up in landfills, and illegal waste burning in Judea and Samaria will be eradicated through infrastructure, prevention, and enforcement.

The air quality and energy test
The ongoing operation of coal-fired units 1–4 at Orot Rabin will cease, air quality will improve, and the transition to renewable energy and energy storage will accelerate.

The nature test
Protecting ecological corridors will be anchored, streams will be restored, new nature reserves and national parks will be created, and effective protection of the Gulf of Eilat, the coasts of Israel, the Dead Sea, and biodiversity will be ensured.

The quality of life test
The moving of the petrochemical industry away from Haifa Bay will be advanced with binding timetables, and metropolitan transportation authorities will be established to promote efficient, accessible, and reliable public transportation.

Key elements of our environmental protection plan

Climate Law and the Establishment of a National Climate Risk Management System: B’Yachad, we’ll enact a binding and funded climate law that will regulate the preparedness of the government, local authorities, government companies and infrastructure authorities to deal with the climate crisis and extreme weather events including fires, droughts, floods, heat and cold waves, and sea level rise. As part of this law, a national climate risk management system will be established that will centralize information and data, map risks and vulnerability, operate early warning systems, and support decision-making and early preparedness at the national and local levels. In addition, this law will enshrine targets by sector and implement plans in the fields of energy, transportation, and industry and construction. These will include expanding the use of renewable energy, reducing private vehicle travel, and promoting energy efficiency.

Protecting the Dead Sea: B’Yachad, we will ensure that the new concession plan for the Dead Sea protects both the public and environmental interest: the concession area will be significantly reduced, the concession holder will be required to address and repair past environmental damage, and a fee will be charged for pumping water to reduce this as much as possible. At the same time, we will promote long-term solutions to deal with the decline in water levels at the Dead Sea.

Waste sector reform and the elimination of trash burning along the Seam Line: B’Yachad will enact an advanced waste disposal law that will set binding targets in accordance with the accepted treatment hierarchy in OECD countries: reduction at the source, reuse, recycling, recovery and only as a last resort – landfilling. This reform will create a funded waste sector from end to end, ensure regulatory and economic certainty and enable the establishment and operation of advanced sorting, recycling and treatment facilities. As part of this reform, an authority for the waste sector will be established that will regulate pricing and financing mechanisms and monitor fees. This in accordance with national policies and objectives and in cooperation with local governments.

At the same time, B’Yachad will work to eliminate trash fires in Judea and Samaria that harm the health of hundreds of thousands of residents along the Seam Line. The waste management agency will lead a funded and coordinated national program, while the Civil Administration will be the implementation and enforcement arm on the ground. This program will accelerate the construction of treatment facilities, work with the Palestinian Authority to ensure regulated waste collection and treatment, and strengthen enforcement against pirate sites and illegal waste transfers from Israel. In addition, monitoring and supervision will be expanded, and technological solutions will be promoted to prevent fires at the source and not just extinguish them after they have broken out.

Evacuation of polluting factories from Haifa Bay: B’Yachad, we will accelerate the moving of the petrochemical industry away from Haifa Bay, alongside promoting plans to develop the metropolis as a clean, green and prosperous area with housing for young couples and thousands of jobs in advanced technology.

The cessation of using coal for electricity generation: We will bring about an end to the ongoing operation of the old and polluting units 1-4 at the Orot Rabin power plant in Hadera, where advanced measures to reduce emissions have not been installed. Their ongoing operation was supposed to cease as early as June 2022, in accordance with the government’s decision from 2018, but the implementation of this decision has been repeatedly postponed. B’Yachad, we will work to gradually implement that decision and limit the exceptional circumstances operating permits to be for defined emergency situations only, all while maintaining the reliability of the electricity supply. At the same time, we will accelerate the transition to renewable energy, energy storage, and cleaner production sources. A recent government study estimated that in 2023, 5,510 premature deaths were caused in Israel as a result of exposure to fine respiratory particles from all sources. The cessation of the ongoing use of the old coal-fired units is a necessary step to protect public health and promote a cleaner, more efficient and safer electricity market.

Protecting the Gulf of Eilat and Israel’s coasts: We will restore the “zero added risk” policy for the Gulf of Eilat which was established during the Bennett government. This protects the Gulf’s unique ecological value, the residents of Eilat and the tourism industry and the sea – these being the main sources of livelihood for the city’s residents and the drivers of the city’s prosperity. We will work to protect Israel’s coasts as a natural and public resource that belongs to us all.

Nature as infrastructure for national resilience: B’Yachad, we will preserve open space and ecological continuity as well as statutorily anchor our national ecological corridors. We will increase the supply of housing primarily through urban renewal while reducing construction in open spaces and we will promote the establishment of new nature reserves and national parks. Alongside this, we will implement a funded national plan for the restoration of streams, advance legislation to prevent oil pollution at sea, and approve a national plan to preserve biodiversity – all this to protect Israeli nature and preserve it for future generations.

We will improve public transportation in Israel by enacting the Metropolitan Transportation Authorities Law. This will make public transportation efficient and accessible. It will also operate on weekends in local authorities that choose to do so.

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B'Yachad, we'll fix our healthcare system

B’Yachad’s plan to fix our healthcare system is designed to shorten wait times for treatment and bring quality medicine closer to home. One in three Israelis today forgoes medical treatment because of wait times – almost three times as many as a decade ago – and a resident of the north travels an average of almost 20 kilometers to the nearest hospital, compared to 3 to 4 kilometers in Tel Aviv. Our plan will establish dozens of community health centers nationwide within five years that will transfer minor surgeries, imaging tests, and specialist clinics from hospitals to the community, bring home from amongst the 3,700 Israeli doctors currently working abroad, and double investment in preventive medicine.

What's the problem?

One in three Israelis forgoes medical care because of waiting times – a nearly threefold increase in the past decade. This reality is not fate, but the result of a system at risk of failure and that has become accustomed to concentrating almost everything in hospitals: wards are overcrowded and the queue for an examination, consultation or minor surgery is getting longer.

Israel still leads the world in health indicators, but the infrastructure underneath is eroding: the number of hospital beds per capita is among the lowest in the developed world, wards operate at one of the highest occupancy rates in the OECD, and Israel trains fewer new doctors than any other developed country, while a quarter of doctors are already over retirement age.

This gap is particularly acute in the periphery, where there are fewer beds and fewer doctors per resident. A resident of the north travels an average of almost 20 kilometers to the nearest hospital, compared to 3 to 4 kilometers in Tel Aviv.
Good medical outcomes will not hold up on a thin infrastructure: without change, both the accessibility and quality of medicine will be impacted. Just as the number of people aged 65 and over is set to double by 2040.

What's the solution?

Israel has been blessed with brilliant minds and some of the most advanced medicine in the world. Our vision is to ensure that this excellence will not be accessible to only a few or those who live in the center of the country, but will be accessible, available and close to home for every citizen regardless of where they live. It is time to stop pouring money into the same structure and move to a long-term strategic plan that changes the rules of the game: where medicine is provided, who provides it and when it is provided so that accessibility and quality of care will increase.

Our plan translates that vision into practical steps on the ground in four ways: We will move a significant amount of minor treatments and surgeries, imaging tests and specialist clinics from hospitals to community health centers nationwide.

At the same time, we will bring our leading hospitals themselves to the north and south, so that the quality of care will be determined by medical need and not by distance from one’s home. We will return to planning for an adequate medical workforce years in advance instead of reacting after personnel shortages have already arisen, and we will bring Israeli doctors working abroad back home. We will invest in preventative medicine, because the cheapest and safest way to shorten the queue for care is for fewer people to need care. And we will harness Israel’s technological advantage – which today is almost entirely exported – so that it serves the Israeli patient first.

B'Yachad, we'll fix Israel's healthcare system

Community Healthcare Centers – Quality Care Closer to Home

To reduce the crippling burden on hospitals, improve the quality of care, and shorten waiting times for appointments, we will establish dozens of community medical centers nationwide within five years. These centers will provide services such as surgery under local anesthesia, advanced imaging, consulting clinics, and emergency medicine right near home, and their establishment will be prioritized in areas that currently suffer from the greatest gaps in the accessibility of medical care- especially the periphery.

Long-term planning for the medical workforce

We will establish a national body for strategic planning for the healthcare workforce across the entire system. This body which will regulate training and specialization, set standards according to the needs of the population, and direct staff to areas and regions where the shortage is acute.

We will improve doctor-to-patient ratios to the OECD average and close the gap in nursing where Israel is even further from the average. This way, our system will be prepared in advance for a growing and aging population instead of reacting after a staffing shortage has already occurred.

Bringing doctors home and preventing others from leaving

More than 3,700 Israeli doctors are currently working abroad with no government plan to bring them back. We will establish a “return desk” that does not wait to be contacted but rather goes out and brings them home. One that encourages doctors to return on a large scale and supports those who do throughout their journey. We will offer appropriate salary conditions, shorten licensing and regulatory procedures, and research and management tracks in Israel. Stopping this bleeding is an immediate action that will add physicians in the coming years while the medical education system is prepared for the long term.

Preventative Medicine: Not treating sickness, but preventing it

The best way to shorten wait times is simply to have fewer sick Israelis in the first place. We will double the investment in preventive medicine and reward HMOs not only for treating patients, but also for preventing sickness, early detection of disease and maintaining health over time.

We will take preventive medicine beyond the confines of the healthcare clinic and incorporate health considerations into the planning and budgeting of all government ministries: from education and transportation to housing, urban planning and welfare. We will start with prevention at an early age and in the education system, with nutrition and physical activity, dental health, vision and hearing, and the detection and treatment of health and developmental problems accessible even in daycare centers. We will encourage walking and physical activity in the planning of public spaces, lighted and shaded paths, and fitness facilities. Doctors will also be able to write a “social prescription” for walking groups, sports, social groups, and more as part of treatment plans. We will revolutionize preventive medicine because the best healthcare system is the one that prevents people from needing it, and every shekel invested in preventive medicine returns 14x.

We’ll bring our best hospitals to communities on the periphery

We will initiate and encourage the establishment of hospitals and hospital branches in the north and south which will be operated and managed by the leading medical centers in Israel. In this way, we will bring to the north and south the knowledge, expertise, management, and medical standards of the leading hospitals in Israel.

AI: the advantage that Israel has not yet leveraged

Israel has 25 years of digitized medical records – one of the best databases in the world. We will establish a national information platform, privacy-protected, according to the Singaporean model. There will be a unified and synchronized medical record for each patient that will allow for easy and efficient maintenance of the treatment process. We will incentivize health funds, hospitals and medical professionals to innovate, and we will establish a dedicated authority that will quickly audit the quality and safety of hi-tech medical tools before they reach the patient. In this way, Israel will stop exporting its technological advantage before Israeli patients benefit first.

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B'Yachad's National Security Plan

What collapsed on October 7th wasn’t just our defenses on the Gaza border: an entire security doctrine collapsed. Israel’s leadership remains captive to the konseptziya – the flawed security concept – of October 6th. B’Yachad will lead Israel to a new security doctrine: from containment to deterrence, from attrition to decisive victory, and from victory to rebuilding and growth. National security isn’t only the military. It rests on the power of our economy, our diplomacy and our internal strength.

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The First Pillar - Military Might

A large, proactive and lethal military that replaces containment and passivity with decisive victory, and does not fall behind in the next arms race: AI.

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The Second Pillar – A Strong Economy

We cannot sustain an air force that strikes from Tehran to Yemen, the world’s most sophisticated drones, and world-class cyber capabilities without a strong economy to fund them. A strong economy starts with excellent education and a hi-tech sector that remains in Israel.

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The Third Pillar – Diplomatic Strength

Israel will once again set the agenda, not just be on it. We will build regional alliances with moderate states, pursue normalization with key countries, and establish a national body to fight for Israel in the battle for global public opinion.

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The Fourth Pillar – National Resilience

A house divided among itself cannot stand. Twice in Jewish history we have lost our sovereignty to internal division. A leadership that tears us apart from within can never defeat our enemies abroad.

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Our policy principles

Decisive Victory Instead of Containment

We will return to the principles of Ben-Gurion and Dayan: short, decisive wars instead of a thousand days of attrition and foot-dragging. Under the previous Bennett government, Israel responded even when Hamas launched a single balloon from Gaza, and the south enjoyed its quietest year. We will act faster and strike harder.

Gaza: Hamas Disarms, or We Disarm Them

Israel, and no one else, will be responsible for the security of Israel’s citizens. We will not move a millimeter from the Yellow Line until Hamas is fully disarmed. Our policy is simple: Hamas rearms, we strike. Hamas trains, we strike.

Once we have prepared the army and the world, we will give Hamas an ultimatum: disarm, or we will disarm you. We have no interest in running Gaza, only in making sure it does not become the launchpad for the next massacre.

A Large, Proactive, and Lethal Army

Instead of a “small and smart army,” we will build a large, proactive, and lethal one. It is unacceptable that the IDF is short 20,000 soldiers while 100,000 healthy young ultra-Orthodox men do not serve. Everyone will enlist: no exemptions, no committees, no backroom deals. Those who don’t serve won’t get a shekel from the state.

AI is the Weapon of the Future

AI is the weapon of the future, soon to be even more important than nuclear weapons, and it is the next arms race for great powers. We will build AI-driven operational superiority across the entire combat ecosystem and secure Israeli sovereignty over models and computing power in critical areas.

A Firm Response to Every Enemy Buildup

Any rearmament and training by Hamas are violations of the ceasefire agreement and will be met with an immediate strike. Once the military and diplomatic groundwork is in place, Hamas will be given an ultimatum: disarm or Israel will disarm you.

A Strong Economy and Excellent Education: The Foundation of National Security

We cannot sustain an air force that strikes from Tehran to Yemen without a strong economy to fund it, and there is no strong economy without excellent education. When a third of first graders aren’t learning English and math, who will build the next Iron Dome? We will revolutionize education and bring hi-tech back home.

Flipping the Equation on Iran

If Hezbollah strikes Israel, Israel strikes Iran. The Bennett government did this twice and it created deterrence. With one hand, Israel will prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons; with the other, it will accelerate the collapse of the regime which is “rotten and hollow from within.” We will use every tool available: diplomatic, economic, technological, and informational – just like Reagan did with the Soviet Union.

The Battle for Global Public Opinion

Israel has the Shin Bet to target Palestinian terror. We have the IDF against our enemies on our borders. But we have nothing in the battle for global public opinion. We have abandoned this front, and as a result Qatar and Iran are poisoning an entire generation at the world’s leading universities.

In the next government, we will establish a national public diplomacy body under the Prime Minister’s Office. Just as there is 8200 for intelligence, there will be 8300 for the information war, and it will take the fight to Qatar, Iran, and Israel’s enemies.

A New Middle East of Opportunity

The new Middle East taking shape before our eyes holds not only threats but enormous opportunities. We will strengthen the Abraham Accords, revive the Negev Forum launched by then-Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, and achieve normalization with Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and other key countries.

We will build an alliance of the region’s moderate forces against Iran, Qatar, Turkey, and the radical forces.

We will act to shape the region’s future, instead of letting others shape it for us.

Qatar is an Enemy Country

Qatar financed the October 7th massacre, bankrolls radical Islamist terror groups, and runs a global influence operation against Israel. It is not a “complex country.” It is an enemy state, and the next government will declare it one immediately. We will remove Qatar and Turkey from any involvement in Gaza and bring in Egypt, which has a genuine interest in disarming Hamas. The Mossad, the Shin Bet, and the IDF will receive clear instructions to act against Qatari infiltration as they would against any enemy state, and we will cut out the metastases of its influence inside Israel.

Illegal Weapons are a Terror Threat

Some half a million illegal weapons fuel both terror in Judea and Samaria and organized crime, and anyone who treats this as a criminal problem is trapped in the konseptziya. Any area where there is intelligence on weapons will be declared a closed zone, and a joint command center will go house to house, seize weapons, and confiscate the assets of those involved. At the same time, we will map the weak points along our borders and block smuggling routes, including countering drones. We will stop chasing couriers and start taking down the networks and money that drive them.

National Resilience

Twice in our history, an independent Jewish state in our land was destroyed due to internal strife, and our enemies have always waited for the moment we were weakest from within. We will unite Israel under one flag and establish a state commission of inquiry to prevent the next October 7th. We will guarantee security for every border community and rebuild Nir Oz and the other Gaza border communities, Kiryat Shmona, and the entire north. And we will make sure the families of our reservists and career soldiers know they are not on their own.

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Together, We’ll Make Homeownership Possible for More Israelis

A National Plan to Solve the Housing Crisis and Bring Down Housing Prices

Israel’s housing crisis is not inevitable. It is the result of poor management that has created a chronic housing shortage, stifling bureaucracy, and lengthy planning and construction processes.

All of this has led to soaring home prices and rents, severely hurting young couples and working families.

The B’Yachad Party has developed a practical plan to address the crisis, based on far-reaching structural reform: we will significantly increase the housing supply, dramatically shorten planning and permitting processes, transfer authority to local governments, build 100,000 homes for long-term rental, and provide targeted benefits for reservists and people who settle in the periphery.

What's the problem?

A home should be the foundation of security for every family. But for more and more Israelis who work and serve, the possibility of buying – or even renting – a home at an affordable price is becoming increasingly out of reach.

Over the past decade, the price of an average home has risen by nearly NIS 1 million, while rents have increased by approximately 30%. Today, an average home costs roughly 12 years of an average household’s full salary. More families are spending a large share of their income on housing, while young people are being forced farther away from the places where they work and want to live.

The housing shortage did not happen by accident. It is the result of a system that builds too little and too slowly: planning and approval processes that take years, centralized land management, too little authority in the hands of local governments, and a shortage of workers in the construction industry. Urban renewal projects can take 10–15 years, and in many areas in the periphery, they are not economically viable at all.

The result: we are building too little, too slowly, and not in the places where Israelis need and want to live.

What's the solution?

We will carry out comprehensive structural reform of the housing market, enabling Israel to build more, build faster, and build in high-demand areas, while expanding the rental market.

We will provide active reservists a housing benefit worth NIS 1 million, and we will ensure enough homes are available for them to actually use it within four years. Those who serve will get something back in return from the state.

We will create a genuine alternative to homeownership: approximately 100,000 long-term rental apartments within a decade, for young people, working families, and reservists. Forty percent of these will be subsidized, with rents 30% below market price.

At the same time, we will strengthen the private rental market by providing tax benefits to landlords who offer leases of at least five years, creating long-term certainty for both tenants and landlords.

We will turn urban renewal into an engine for creating new housing in high-demand areas, cutting the process from more than a decade to approximately five years through a fast-track planning process and expanded powers for local authorities. We will shorten approval processes by setting binding targets, release land held by the Israel Land Authority, and increase the construction industry’s workforce.

We will increase the housing supply in the Galilee and the Negev and encourage young families and reservists to relocate there through tax and housing benefits, including a gradually forgivable government loan. This will be one part of achieving a broader national goal: one million additional Israelis living in the periphery within a decade, strengthening Israel’s national resilience and strategic depth.

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How will we know we've succeeded?

100,000 Apartments
For long-term rental within a decade - 40% of them through a subsidized and regulated track.

Expanding Urban Renewal
Urban renewal on a massive scale: making it a primary engine for housing construction and shortening project timelines.

45 Months from Planning to Moving into a New Home
Shortening planning and construction timelines to bring new homes onto the market quickly.

B'Yachad's plan for tackling Israel's housing crisis

100,000 Apartments at Reduced Rent — and Long-Term Security for Tenants and Landlords

We will develop long-term rental housing for reservists, young people, and working families. Forty percent of the apartments will be allocated through a subsidized track at regulated, reduced rents at 30% below market rates.

We will make build-to-rent projects financially viable through tax benefits and a safety net, in exchange for a commitment to rent out the properties for at least ten years. At the same time, we will strengthen the private rental market through tax benefits for landlords who offer leases of five years or longer, creating long-term certainty for both tenants and landlords.

The First Million: Those Who Serve Get Something Back

Active reservists will be entitled to a benefit worth 1 million NIS toward the purchase of a home. Reservists will receive priority in land tenders, including in high-demand areas, and we will ensure a sufficient supply of homes so that they can exercise that eligibility within four years – without lotteries and without an endless bureaucratic process.

Urban Renewal in Half the Time — Nationwide

We will cut project timelines from more than a decade to approximately five years—from planning to occupancy—through a fast-track planning process and expanded powers for local authorities.

We will bring urban renewal to the periphery and shift from renewing individual buildings to renewing entire neighborhoods, including public buildings and open spaces, alongside the development of national transportation, higher education, and employment infrastructure.

We will provide supplementary land and a package of incentives for developers in the periphery, making urban renewal financially viable throughout the country.

We Will Transfer Planning Authority to Local Governments: Building Permits Within Three Months

We will shift the center of gravity in planning from the national government to local authorities. Local planning committees will become the default bodies for approving plans and will receive expanded planning powers.

At the same time, we will introduce a registration model through private institutes, allowing local authorities to focus on planning rather than processing permits.

We will set binding targets: local building plans within 18 months, a building permit within three months, and completion of construction within 24 months.

We Will Bring More Workers into the Construction Industry — and Bring Down Construction Costs

We will rapidly and responsibly expand the construction workforce through a private recruitment track for foreign workers, with flexible quotas based on the industry’s needs and seven-year work visas. We will consolidate responsibility for the process under the Ministry of Construction and Housing, reduce employment costs, and allow payment based on work actually performed.

At the same time, we will increase the supply of engineers by expanding engineering programs at colleges and investing in teaching infrastructure and faculty. We will provide scholarships and launch targeted campaigns to expand engineering studies at colleges, with a particular emphasis on the periphery and on integrating disadvantaged populations.

One Address for Developers and Infrastructure

We will establish a national headquarters to coordinate housing and infrastructure and remove barriers and bottlenecks. It will operate as a streamlined interministerial body coordinating the various agencies involved in planning, budgeting, and implementation.

The head of this body will also chair the National Planning and Building Council and the Israel Land Authority, in order to synchronize real estate development with national infrastructure.

We will make living in the North and South a genuine option for young families.

We will set a national goal of moving one million Israelis to the periphery within a decade, focusing on young households and several urban centers in the North and South that will become engines of growth for their surrounding regions.

We will create genuine demand for relocation through concentrated, multi-year investment in housing, education, healthcare, employment, transportation, and quality of life, alongside a joint national-local government implementation mechanism with clearly defined powers and responsibilities.

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Together, we'll repair relations between religion and state

A Jewish state without coercion

Israel is a Jewish state – that’s not up for debate

What is up for debate is how much the state gets involved in citizens’ private lives, and at what price.

Couples fly to Cyprus to get married and return to having to prove that they are a family. A product certified under strict Kashrut supervision in Paris does not reach Israeli shelves without making a payment to the Israeli Rabbinate as well – a practice that drives up prices and stifles competition. The waiting list for conversion takes years. 30% of Jewish children in Israel do not study English and mathematics. And the IDF is short 20,000 soldiers.

Jewish identity – yes. Religious coercion – no.

What's the problem?

Judaism belongs to us all, yet the state manages its citizens’ lives according to an arrangement made 78 years ago—one that has not been re-examined since.

The Chief Rabbinate holds a monopoly over marriage, kashrut and conversion, and the result is divisiveness rather than unity. Many couples are forced to marry abroad in order for the state to recognize their union; families go unrecognized in government forms and offices; soldiers and immigrants encounter bureaucratic obstacles on their path to conversion.

Even Shabbat – one of the greatest gifts the Jewish people has given the world – has become a battleground between the religious and the secular. The nationwide ban on public transportation disproportionately harms those without private vehicles, confining them to their homes even when they need to access essential services. Meanwhile, the kashrut bureaucracy – divorced from actual Halacha – blocks access to affordable kosher products and drives up the cost of living for everyone.

At the same time, Israel’s citizens are not treated equally. An entire sector of the population does not perform military service yet benefits from stipends, subsidized daycare, and housing benefits. Institutions that fail to teach a core curriculum are publicly funded, leaving their students without the tools to integrate into the workforce and society. Furthermore, exclusionary policies – ranging from the expanded authority of Rabbinical courts to gender segregation in academia – undermine equality.

What's the solution?

Decentralization instead of coercion. Equal obligations for all.

Matters that can be local will remain local: the character of Shabbat in communities will be determined by balancing its national significance with the unique characteristics of each community: each municipality will decide for itself regarding public transportation on Shabbat, in accordance with its own local identity. Matters that are personal will remain personal: a civil union can be registered with the Ministry of Interior – independent of religion, gender, or sexual orientation – carrying with it full rights and obligations. The religious path remains fully open to those who choose it.

The Chief Rabbinate will not be abolished, but its monopoly will be. We will recognize international kosher certification and restore conversion authority to community rabbis while maintaining Halakhic standards.

And matters that must be equal- will be equal. Those who serve and contribute will receive benefits, those who neither serve nor work will not. Furthermore, non-state schools will not be funded at the public’s expense.

“Its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peace.” (Proverbs 3:17)

Judaism is a religion of Tikkun Olam, not of coercion. Attempts to impose it by force undermine its values and weaken it more than anything else.

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How will we know we've succeeded?

The marriages test
No couple in Israel will have to fly overseas to marry.

The shelf test

Kosher products under supervision overseas will reach Israeli shelves without needing additional approval: competition will increase and prices will drop.

The buses test
Buses will run on Shabbat in local authorities that have decided to do so, in accordance with their character and the wishes of the residents.

The classroom test
Within eight years, all students will study the full core curriculum.

Together, we'll repair relations between religion and state

Public Transportation: Local Authorities Decide Based on Their Character

Shabbat in Bnei Brak differs from Shabbat in Haifa or Tel Aviv, and that is perfectly fine. Local authorities should be granted the independence to determine their own character, reflecting the nature of their residents. Each local authority will decide for itself whether to provide urban and intercity public transportation on Shabbat and holidays, without a nationwide ban and without “reverse coercion.” The basic idea is simple: every Israeli should be able to get where they need to go, especially those without a car, particularly when accessing essential services.

Civil Unions

We will enact the Civil Unions Law and establish a full, accessible civil pathway for registering partnerships at the Ministry of Interior, granting all the rights and obligations of married couples regardless of religion, gender or sexual orientation. We will amend the Population Registry Law to ensure that the partner of a biological parent is immediately registered as a parent. We will enact the “Forms Law” that mandates that all government and quasi-governmental institutions recognize all family structures. And we will enable ROPA (Recognition of Parentage) while removing bureaucratic barriers in adoption, surrogacy, and registration processes.

We’ll break the Rabbinate’s monopoly and open up the Kashrut market

It makes no sense for a product that is kosher for a Jew in New York or Paris – certified under strict international supervision – to be blocked due to bureaucracy unrelated to Halacha. We will recognize international kosher certifications and allow retail chains to stock their shelves with thousands of affordable kosher products.

Conversion without queues

Decentralizing the Chief Rabbinate’s authority, reducing bureaucracy, and offering a Zionist solution for immigrants and soldiers: We will support Mamlachti Orthodox conversion conducted in accordance with Halacha while also granting conversion authority to community rabbis. We will establish a tailored pathway for soldiers who were willing to sacrifice their lives for the country and for immigrants who arrived under the Law of Return, maintaining Halachic standards while bypassing the Chief Rabbinate’s monopoly. This is about restoring authority previously held by community rabbis, not privatizing the conversion process.

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Those who serve will receive benefits from the state and those who do not, will not. Look at the Brooklyn Model: there in the United States, no one receives a stipend for Yeshiva study, subsidized daycare, or a subsidized mortgage. We will open three gateways towards integration into and contribution to Israeli society: education, employment, and enlistment. Those who enlist will receive benefits like housing incentives, subsidized rent, tax relief, and daycare subsidies.

If it’s not Mamlachti – it’s not at taxpayers’ expense

We will integrate ultra-Orthodox education into the state education system based on a simple principle: public funding will be provided only to institutions that teach the full core curriculum and equip students with the tools to integrate into higher education, the workforce, civic life, and national service – without compromising their way of life or their faith.

Equality of rights

Women: We will repeal laws that foster exclusion and discrimination, from the expansion of Rabbinical Court powers to gender segregation in academia. We will provide effective tools to combat get refusal and mandate 50% female representation in senior positions and key decision-making roles.

The LGBT Community: We will enact a Basic Law: Equality that explicitly prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. We will amend the “Interpretation Law” to ensure that statutory prohibitions against discrimination apply to the LGBT community as well. We will legislate a sweeping ban on conversion therapy, replacing the 2022 Ministry of Health directive. We will allocate a dedicated, permanent budget for LGBT community institutions and advance the “Sagi Laws for Equality” legislative package. Alongside this, we will implement the civil unions arrangement (see Section 2 above) which addresses the most painful practical issue: the right to build and be recognized as a family here.

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Are you cancelling the Chief Rabbinate?

No. Its monopoly is being curtailed. The Rabbinate will continue to provide religious services to anyone who desires them, but it will no longer be the sole gateway every citizen must pass through to get married, buy a product at the grocery store, or join the Jewish people.

There will be buses in Bnei Brak on Shabbat?

No, not if Bnei Brak doesn’t want there to be. That is precisely the point. The decision-making authority on this matter will shift from the Knesset to each local municipality, so the outcome can vary from city to city. Tel Aviv might decide to go ahead with it, while Bnei Brak might decide against it – and no one is forcing anything on anyone.

Why do we need civil unions?

Many couples are currently forced to fly abroad, pay fees, and navigate bureaucracy simply to gain recognition in the country where they live, serve, work, and pay taxes. A full civil registration process at the Ministry of the Interior would allow any couple in Israel to register their relationship locally and receive the full rights and obligations of married couples.

How is Kashrut connected to food prices?

A product certified by a strict overseas agency does not reach the local market without an additional stamp of approval from the Chief Rabbinate – and sometimes without having its own dedicated production line. This drives up costs, causing many products to stay out of the Israeli market altogether. Automatic recognition of international kosher certification bodies would open up Israel’s shelves to thousands of products. Combined with breaking up monopolies and removing import barriers, our goal is a 30% reduction in food prices within three years.

You're privatizing conversion?

No. The standard remains Halachic, and conversion remains Orthodox. What is changing is who is authorized to perform it: authority previously held by community rabbis is being returned to them, so that the waiting list for conversions is shortened and a prospective convert or soldier does not have to wait for years.

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Together, we'll repair Israel's tourism industry

B'Yachad's tourism plan will revitalize tourism in Israel - both domestic and inbound tourism. We will establish a "green track" to fast track the approval of 3- and 4-star hotels, cutting the process down to just 18 months. We will shift industry management from the central government to regional coalitions on the ground and focus development on the North, the Negev, and the Gaza Envelope, ensuring that every new hotel drives a thriving local economy. Our formula is clear: increased supply, reduced bureaucracy, and greater local empowerment equal genuine competition and affordable prices.

What's the problem?

Israel possesses tremendous, unique assets: Jerusalem, the Dead Sea, the Kinneret, the Galilee, and the Negev. It offers a rare combination of sites sacred to three religions, alongside history, nature, beaches, culture, culinary experiences, and innovation. Yet, the tourism sector is far from realizing its full potential.

While the war dealt a severe blow to tourism, long-standing issues such as high costs, a shortage of hotel rooms, and planning barriers will hinder recovery and growth.

Hotels form the basic foundation of any tourism destination: without available beds, it is impossible to extend the length of stays, accommodate tour groups, develop regional itineraries, or generate steady demand for local businesses.

Israel suffers from a severe shortage of 3- and 4-star (mid-range) hotel rooms and accommodations. This stems from high land costs, cumbersome planning and licensing procedures, and protracted bureaucracy that deters developers and stalls the development of hotels and tourism zones. These challenges are compounded by centralized governmental management, a lack of international marketing, and aviation capacity that fails to meet actual needs.

The result is clear: when supply is low, competition weakens and prices rise. Consequently, Israel becomes an expensive destination for international tourists and a vacation within the country becomes a heavy financial burden for Israeli families.

What's the solution?

Together, we will overhaul the tourism sector from the ground up, transforming it from an industry managed from crisis to crisis into a national engine of growth driven by clear targets, accountability, and results.

Our formula is simple: increased supply, reduced bureaucracy, and greater local empowerment. We will spearhead a genuine revolution by significantly expanding mid-range hotels and accommodations through a fast-track approval process, enabling construction to be completed within just 18 months. This down from the current five years.

We will focus development on the North, the Negev, and the Gaza Envelope, recognizing that every new hotel serves as an anchor that drives the entire regional economy. At the same time, we will empower local authorities to collaborate as independent tourism zones, expand air routes to and within Israel, and build a nationwide digital infrastructure for tourists.

Once there is a sufficient supply of affordably priced hotels, tourism will no longer be confined to existing hubs. It will spread across the country and flourish, generating immense revenue for businesses and local authorities as well as stable employment for families.

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How will we know we've succeeded?

Approval of a new hotel in 18 months
Cutting through the red tape: the approval process for hotel construction will be shortened from the current five years to a maximum of 18 months by centralizing all licensing authority in a single body.

Economic Growth in the Negev, North and Gaza Envelope
We will see new hotels springing up in outlying areas, generating dozens of local businesses such as restaurants, agricultural ventures, and attractions—along with high-quality jobs.

More tourists, more revenue
We will put the tourism industry back on a path of growth and significantly increase the number of tourists visiting Israel, as well as the revenue they generate for the economy - benefiting businesses, local authorities, and communities across the country.

Core elements of our plan

Cutting Red Tape and Boosting Hotel Supply

We will launch a national plan to significantly expand the number of hotel and guest rooms, focusing on 3- and 4-star hotels that offer excellent value at accessible prices for both Israeli and international tourists. We will create a “fast-track” process that consolidates planning, licensing, and land allocation under one roof with strict timelines, ensuring approvals are granted within 18 months (down from five years) and enabling new hotels to be built within three years.

Every hotel drives an entire region forward – building up local economies and rural tourism

We will focus hotel development on the North, the Negev, and the Gaza Envelope, recognizing that each hotel serves as an anchor generating immense demand for restaurants, attractions, wineries, commerce, and agriculture. At the same time, we will cut through the bureaucratic red tape and establish a single fast-track process for their opening to deliver on hotels as regional growth engines that help people earn a living, foster local entrepreneurship, and generate new jobs.

Decisions Made on the Ground: Decentralizing Authority from the Government to the Regions

Instead of centralized, top-down management, we will shift to regional management. We will divide Israel into six to eight tourism regions, establishing a strong coalition of local and regional authorities in each. This coalition will operate with a professional manager, a dedicated work plan, and its own growth targets. It will work directly with entrepreneurs to assess the local landscape and advance tailored infrastructure.

Transportation and Accessibility that Encourage Tourism

Transportation, convenient access routes, and an accessible environment are key to fostering tourism. Therefore, in collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation, we will integrate tourism needs into regional transportation plans, ensuring that the infrastructure itself is inviting to visitors. We will ensure tourism is accessible by making our top 100 heritage sites and 500 scenic and picnic spots accessible. We will also establish a mandatory standard for accessible rooms in every newly-constructed hotel.

Israeli TravelTech: Less regulation, more tools for tourists and entrepreneurs.

We will establish a multilingual platform enabling tourists to plan, book, navigate, and receive services all in one place. Alongside this, we will facilitate rapid industry pilot programs with streamlined regulation and utilize real-time data for decision-making.

International marketing that works and delivers results

We will move away from general public relations toward proactive, measurable marketing. We will focus budgets on the markets with the highest potential and measure success by the bottom line: actual bookings, overnight stays, and revenue for local businesses.

Cultivating a New Generation of Tourism Professionals

We will establish international training centers for hospitality, culinary arts, guest services management, entrepreneurship, and innovation. The program will also integrate professional training and job placement for discharged soldiers as well as retraining and continuing education. This will enable residents to study locally, get high-quality jobs, launch local businesses, and build their futures here.

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A "New Contract" for Israel's Hi-Tech Industry

Hi-tech is not the exclusive domain of industry professionals: it is one of Israel’s key sources of strength. It funds public services, creates high-quality jobs, bolsters national security and enables children from across the country to integrate into the professions of the future. While the sector appears to be breaking records, dangerous structural cracks are forming beneath the surface. Our “New Contract” for the hi-tech industry will supply the fuel needed to propel the industry forward and restore Israel’s place on the global innovation map as well as provide certainty to investors and a future for the entrepreneurs who will drive the sector’s growth – thus benefiting all segments of Israeli society.

What's the problem?

The contract between the state and its citizens is fraying within the hi-tech industry as well. Israel’s hi-tech industry is a shared engine of growth: it accounts for approximately 18% of the country’s GDP and helps fund public services for all citizens. Yet, despite its apparent success, the sector is suffering from structural cracks: regulatory uncertainty, damage to its international reputation, and instability have led to a slump in foreign investment and capital raises, “brain drain,” a decline in the number of new startups, and for the first time in years, a drop in the number of people working in R&D. Furthermore, the hi-tech sector is not accessible to all segments of society or all regions of the country. If we fail to act, this industry which is so vital to Israel’s growth and standing will begin to decline.

What's the solution?

A new government will fuel the high-tech sector, the engine of the nation’s growth. We will restore certainty, stability and confidence. We will build an “economic Iron Dome” for hi-tech. We will build the national infrastructure needed for the next technological race including computing power, data capabilities, and advanced infrastructure. We will keep our high-quality human capital here in Israel, work to bring back talent and encourage mass immigration and open the hi-tech sector to all parts of society and the country, from Kiryat Shmona to Rahat.

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15% of Israelis will work in hi-tech
We will expand the ranks of the industry and increase the share of hi-tech employees from all segments of society. We'll achieve this by nurturing talent in the education system, strengthening academia, and establishing the periphery as a key hub for growth.

Israel at the top of global innovation
We will propel Israel into the global top three in the fields of artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and deep tech.

Turning the migration balance of high-tech workers positive
More hi-tech workers returning to and entering Israel, and fewer leaving.

Our "New Contract" for Startups

An “Economic Iron Dome” for investors: restoring regulatory certainty and stability to attract international capital once again. Investors do not fear risk – they fear uncertainty. We will build a smart government model that leverages the private sector and repositions Israel as a safe, stable destination for long-term technology investments—all to safeguard state revenues, strengthen public services for everyone, and ensure high-quality jobs from Kiryat Shmona to Rahat.

Israel will rank among the top three nations in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and DeepTech – because whoever masters the technology of tomorrow controls the future: We will build the national infrastructure needed for the next technological race – including computing power, data, and advanced systems – and make it accessible to both academia and industry. This will ensure we do not rely on the outside world and that our security and economic advantages remain firmly in our own hands. We will transform Israel from a consumer of technology into a producer of strategic capabilities, while strengthening our security advantage through dual-use innovation.

Israel’s advantage lies in its people, and so we will retain, bring back, and cultivate talent: We will nurture talent starting within the education system, open the hi-tech sector to all segments of society, and transform the periphery into a hub of growth. We will strengthen academia as an engine of growth through excellence and commercialization, and establish a “returnees’ desk” (for supporting Israelis who’ve left the country and wish to return home) as well as remove bureaucratic barriers.

A fast track for innovation including launching a company in 24 hours: We will create a streamlined pathway for establishing startups and a barrier-free business environment modeled after Delaware’s. We will transform the country into a safe, global pilot hub for breakthrough technologies, featuring lean, flexible regulation aligned with international standards. The government will serve as the first customer for Israeli innovation, integrating that innovation directly into the public sector for the benefit of all Israelis.

We will entice tech giants to put down roots here: While they value Israeli talent, it is time for them to establish long-term roots rather than focusing solely on quick exits. We will offer preferential access to national infrastructure in exchange for investment, establish a governmental fast-track for multinational corporations, and use tailored incentives to encourage the world’s leading companies to expand their operations, R&D centers, and high-paying employment across Israel.