A national-religious slate led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, running together with Moshe Feiglin's Zehut. It promotes full sovereignty over the Land of Israel and strengthening the state's Jewish character.
Main platform points by topic
Security & Foreign Policy
Full security sovereignty and expanding settlement as a supreme national value.
- Applying Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank
- Expanding settlement across the country
- An assertive, no-compromise policy against terror
- Encouraging voluntary emigration of the state's enemies
Economy & Cost of Living
A free-market economy with significant incentives for settlement and the periphery.
- Significant tax cuts for entrepreneurs and families
- Housing and employment incentives in the West Bank
- Privatizing non-essential government services
- Investment in periphery and settlement infrastructure
Judiciary & Governance
Continuing the judicial overhaul, as a precondition for joining any coalition.
- An override clause
- Splitting the attorney general's role: a legal adviser of the government's choosing and a separate prosecutor general
- Choosing the Supreme Court president by secret ballot of the justices; Zehut proposes direct election of Supreme Court justices
- A "national" commission of inquiry into October 7 instead of a state commission
Religion & State
Anchoring the Jewish-religious-law character of the State of Israel in legislation and policy.
- Strengthening the standing of religious law in Israeli legislation
- Expanding the Chief Rabbinate's authority
- Full support for religious-national education
- Encouraging pilgrimage and development of the Temple Mount
Society & Education
A national-religious society based on heritage, family, and settlement values.
- Broad support for large families
- Strengthening religious-national and yeshiva education
- Priority for national-priority communities
- Promoting traditional values in the public sphere
How we chose these
Major laws the party led (impact not evaluated)
- Basic LawMay 22, 2023 · Sponsored by the party's minister
Basic Law: The State Economy (Amendment No. 13)
When elections or a new government delay the budget, lets the government also submit next year's budget.
Led by: Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (Religious Zionism)
Why it's here: a Basic Law (constitutional-level).
- Basic LawMarch 22, 2023 · Initiated by the party
Basic Law: The Government (Amendment No. 12)
Limits declaring a prime minister temporarily incapacitated to physical or mental inability, with set approval steps.
Led by: MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionism) and others
Why it's here: a Basic Law (constitutional-level).
- Basic LawDecember 26, 2022 · Initiated by the party
Basic Law: The Government (Amendment No. 11)
Allows appointing an additional minister in a ministry, responsible for set areas under the ministry's minister.
Led by: MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionism) and others
Why it's here: a Basic Law (constitutional-level).
As of October 18, 2026
What's included
All formally started criminal proceedings against Bezalel Smotrich personally, open and concluded, in Israel and abroad. This is the leader's personal record, not the party's.
Presumption of innocence: every person is innocent until proven guilty by a final judgment.
Open proceedings (1)
- Arrest warrant requestedInternational Criminal Court · Since April 2, 2026
The prosecutor reportedly requested an arrest warrant against him; reported charges include forcible transfer of population and apartheid. The court has not confirmed.
Current status not confirmed. Last confirmed: Arrest warrant requested on May 19, 2026.
Concluded proceedings (1)
- Ended (as described by the source)Israel · July 12, 2005 – end date not confirmed
Arrested in 2005 on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a crime and blocking traffic; released without charges.
As of October 18, 2026