Labor Party vs Kulanu [political party] on the issues

Should the government increase spending on public transportation? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: Yes Source

What is your stance on abortion? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party’s answer: Pro-choice The debate drew heated responses from opposition lawmakers, with Zionist Union MK Revital Swid crying out: “Get out of our uteruses!” and her fellow party member Amir Peretz opining that the suggestion of injecting religion into the panel “brings us back to dark times.”Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: Pro-choice Source

Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party’s answer: Yes Most parties have not issued a platform for the election, but even among the ones that have, only the Zionist camp, Meretz and Yesh Atid directly related to the gay community. They all promise to promote official recognition of same-sex couples, an amendment to the Interpretation Act prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation, the possibility of equal adoption for same-sex couples, educational activity against homophobia, preventing discrimination of gay blood donation and promoting equality for transgenders.Source

Kulanu [political party]’s answer: Yes Meretz’s Michal Rozin, who heads the Knesset’s LGBT lobby, Yael German of Yesh Atid, Merav Michaeli of the Zionist Union and Kulanu’s Merav Ben Ari said in a statement that the decision was homophobic and showed the government’s cynicism toward the homosexual community.Source

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party’s answer: Yes Opposition head Shelly Yachimovich (Labor) and other left-wing Knesset members on Wednesday hailed the decision of the US Supreme Court to grant same-sex couples the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples, expressing hope that Israel would also move toward recognizing gay marriage.Source

Kulanu [political party]’s answer: Yes At the Times of Israel first election debate, Kulanu’s Michael Oren said his party supports “equal rights… for same-sex...Source

Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: Yes Source

Do you support the death penalty? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party’s answer: No Zionist Camp MKs voted against the terrorist death penalty...Source

Kulanu [political party]’s answer: No A senior official in Kulanu, which is a member of the coalition, said his party would oppose any form of legislation that would enable courts, military or civilian, to hand out a death...Source

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party’s answer: Yes His comments were swiftly denounced by members of Knesset, including Kulanu MK Rachel Azaria and Zionist Union MK Merav Michaeli, who are both often at the forefront of gender...Source

Kulanu [political party]’s answer: Yes His comments were swiftly denounced by members of Knesset, including Kulanu MK Rachel Azaria and Zionist Union MK Merav Michaeli, who are both often at the forefront of gender issues. In a phone conversation with The Times of Israel on Sunday, Azaria said she “didn’t even know” how to respond to Ron-Tal’s claim and said she advocates allowing more women to serve in combat units out of both Zionist and practical considerations.Source

Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

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Should women be allowed to wear a Niqāb, or face veil, to civic ceremonies? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: No Source

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete in athletic events? ^{stats discuss}

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Should the government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: Yes Source

Do you support the use of nuclear energy? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: Yes Source

Should tuition at public universities be free? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: Yes Source

Should the Chinese government be able to extradite fugitives from Hong Kong? ^{stats discuss}

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Should the U.S. overthrow President Assad of Syria? ^{stats discuss}

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Do you support the military offensive against ISIS in the Iraqi city of Mosul? ^{stats discuss}

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Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military service? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party’s answer: Yes Labor MKs voted against abolishing the...Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: Yes Source

Should the U.S. accept refugees from Syria? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party’s answer: Yes Netanyahu was responding to Israeli liberals led by opposition leader Isaac Herzog (Labor), who said Jewish history demands that the nation show compassion. Having themselves felt the “world’s silence,” Herzog said, “Jews cannot remain indifferent” to the carnage in Syria and the refugees’ plight.Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: No Source

Should the government increase or decrease military spending? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party’s answer: Increase המחנה הציוני: "אנו תומכים במתווה ועדת ברודט ובתוואי הרב־שנתי שנקבע, שבמסגרתו תבוצע הגדלה מתונה של תקציב...Source

Kulanu [political party]’s answer: Decrease כולנו: "מפלגת כולנו תתמוך בקביעת תקציב רב־שנתי קבוע בחוק למערכת הביטחון לחמש שנים, על מנת ליצור ודאות ותמריץ פנימי להתייעלות. תקציב הביטחון הקיים היום גדול על מדינת ישראל ופוגע פגיעה של ממש בחוסן החברתי".Source

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections? ^{stats discuss}

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Should the government increase or decrease foreign aid spending? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Decrease Source

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Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

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Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: No Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: Yes Source

Should immigrants be allowed to hold dual citizenship status? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

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Should there be a temporary ban on all immigration into the country? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: No Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: No Source

Should immigrants be required to learn English? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

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Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of our country’s language, history, and government? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

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Should the government increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Increase Source

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Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party’s answer: No, and disallow politicians that are under investigation for a crime ח"כ מיקי רוזנטל אמר בדיון כי "אי אפשר שאדם שמעל באמון הציבור יחזור לשרת אותו. לא יכול להיות שמי שכשל בנורמה ציבורית יחזור לכהן במשרה ציבורית. חקיקת החוק מעידה שנכשלנו מכיוון שאלו דברים שאמורים להיות חלק מהנורמה הציבורית. מבקש שלא נשדר לציבור מהכנסת שהנורמה הקיימת סבירה וקבילה כי היא אינה כזו".Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: No Source

Should foreigners, currently residing in the United States, have the right to vote? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: No Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: No Source

Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: Yes Source

Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: No Source

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Should political parties receive money from the government? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: No Source

Kulanu [political party]’s answer: Yes, and funding should be proportional to the amount of votes they receive הצביעו בעד חוק...Source

Should the minimum voting age be lowered? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: No Source

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Should the government raise the federal minimum wage? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party’s answer: Yes Labor MKs voted for raising the minimum...Source

Kulanu [political party]’s answer: Yes Kulanu MKs voted for raising the minimum...Source

Should the government raise taxes on the rich? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: Yes Source

Should VAT rates be increased or decreased? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party’s answer: Decrease, but only on food and medicine · קידום הפחתת מע"מ על מוצרי...Source

Kulanu [political party]’s answer: Decrease, but only on food and medicine Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon announced a reduction in the sales and corporate taxes on Thursday, a move criticized by Bank of Israel Governor Karnit...Source

Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: No Source

Kulanu [political party]’s answer: No Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon cast aside rules on spending and deficit limits with his proposal for the 2017-18 budget, a plan that would raise Israel’s spending levels by billions of shekels. The budget, which also entails a slew of reforms, would get rid of inflation-linked limits on spending increases through 2023 in favor of nominal increases. That would pave the way for the government to increase the budget by NIS 12 billion in 2017 and NIS 16b. in 2018. The budget called for expenditures of NIS 454b. in 2017 and NIS 463b. in 2018 (in 2016 prices, including debt payments). But Kahlon does not intend to pay for all the increases in spending. The budget plan would increase deficit targets to 2.9% in both 2016 and 2017, after which the target would drop to 2.5%, with Israel’s overall debt burden.Source

Should the government abolish the inheritance tax? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

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Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party’s answer: Help Herzog welcomed the move, declaring that “Avi is an important and ground-breaking social leader who is implementing historic changes in the lives of weaker segments of society, of people with disabilities and of pensioners, as well as leading Israel’s workers to unprecedented accomplishments.”Source

Kulanu [political party]’s answer: Help “The higher-wage employees showed social solidarity as they explicitly stated they are willing to give up their share for the benefit of low-wage earners,” Kahlon said following the agreement. “This agreement is no less than...Source

Should the government raise or lower the tax rate for corporations? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Raise Source

Kulanu [political party]’s answer: Lower Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon announced a reduction in the sales and corporate taxes on Thursday, a move criticized by Bank of Israel Governor Karnit...Source

Do you support a universal basic income program? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

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Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: No Source

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Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession? ^{stats discuss}

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Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country? ^{stats discuss}

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Should citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts? ^{stats discuss}

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Should the government provide tax incentives to private companies to keep jobs within the country? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

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Should bankers’ bonuses be capped at 100% of their pay? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party’s answer: Yes Labor MKs voted for the bankers compensation limit...Source

Kulanu [political party]’s answer: Yes Kulanu MKs voted for the bankers compensation limit...Source

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: No Source

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Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits? ^{stats discuss}

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Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency? ^{stats discuss}

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Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google? ^{stats discuss}

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Do you support a single-payer healthcare system? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: Yes Source

Should there be more or less privatization of hospital and healthcare services? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party’s answer: Less, and provide more government funding • The rehabilitation of the public healthcare system by increasing the government budget to the healthcare system to close the gap of 1.5 billion ₪ in the annual budget base, including a one-time supplement of 300 million in favor of shortening the queues. ... • The prevention of operation of private medical services (Sharap) in public hospitals and government regulation of ​​medical tourism.Source

Kulanu [political party]’s answer: Less, and provide more government funding 3. We will act aggressively against the phenomenon of black medicine in Israel, while creating rules and provisions which will prevent the exploitation of resources in hospitals in favor of private medicine, increased enforcement against the effects of black medicine (including - direct payments to physicians, the use of hospital facilities without permission, giving gifts and benefits to doctors, collection of payments for treatments that should be provided for free as part of the regular health insurance, etc.). ... 6. E. 1. Significant reduction of geriatric nursing admission queue We will allocate the budget needed to significantly reduce the queue waiting for nursing hospitalization. Today, seniors who meet the criteria for hospitalization are forced to wait a long hospitalization in hospitals or in their homes. Increasing the budget will allow a solution immediately.Source

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party’s answer: Yes, but only for medical use While Zionist Union, Kulanu, Meretz and yes, the Joint List, are all for medical marijuana, only Kulanu and Meretz support decriminalizing the wacky...Source

Kulanu [political party]’s answer: Yes, but only for medical use While Zionist Union, Kulanu, Meretz and yes, the Joint List, are all for medical marijuana, only Kulanu and Meretz support decriminalizing the wacky...Source

Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

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Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

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Should social media companies ban political advertising? ^{stats discuss}

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Should it be illegal to burn our national flag? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

Kulanu [political party]’s answer: Yes Kulanu MKs voted for the flag...Source

Should the government be able to monitor phone calls and emails? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: No Source

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Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: No Source

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Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers? ^{stats discuss}

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Should there be term limits set for members of Congress? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

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Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party’s answer: No While Zionist Union, Kulanu, Meretz and yes, the Joint List, are all for medical marijuana, only Kulanu and Meretz support decriminalizing the wacky...Source

Kulanu [political party]’s answer: Yes, for most but not all drugs While Zionist Union, Kulanu, Meretz and yes, the Joint List, are all for medical marijuana, only Kulanu and Meretz support decriminalizing the wacky...Source

Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

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Should the government increase video surveillance in public places? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: No Source

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Should internet service providers be allowed to speed up access to popular websites (that pay higher rates) at the expense of slowing down access to less popular websites (that pay lower rates)? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: No Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: No Source

Should the government increase environmental regulations on businesses to reduce carbon emissions? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: Yes Source

Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: Yes Source

Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the safety of drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and cosmetics? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

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Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: No Source

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Do you support the use of genetically engineered crops and foods? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: Yes Source

Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: Yes Source

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: No Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: No Source

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: Yes Source

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: No Source

Kulanu [political party] voters: No Source

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons? ^{stats discuss}

Labor Party voters: No Source

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