The quick guide to Israel political parties stances on healthcare issues

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

Likud voters: Yes Source

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

Likud voters: More Source

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

Likud’s answer: Yes The Knesset plenum approved in preliminary reading the amendment bill to the Dangerous Drugs Orders Law that will allow the export of medical cannabis. The measure that was initiated by MK Yoav Kisch (Likud) passed 33-0. “One of our duties as lawmakers is to act on issues that seem a bit groundbreaking and in places that the government has yet to set foot in,” Kisch said before the vote. “On the one hand, we see that farmers here in Israel are going through rough times, and on the other hand, we see that the whole topic of medical cannabis is gaining steam all over the world,” he said. “After analyzing the global cannabis market, it seems that the potential annual profit of exporting cannabis is around NIS 1 billion.” The explanatory notes of the bill say the purpose of the bill is to create a clear distinction between trading cannabis that is labeled as a “dangerous drug” and exporting cannabis for medical use.Source

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

Likud voters: Yes Source

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}

Likud voters: No Source

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

Yesh Atid [political party] voters: Yes Source

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

Yesh Atid [political party]’s answer: Less, and there should be no privatization of the healthcare industry In the 2015 budget formulated by former Minister of Finance, Yair Lapid, the investment in health care increased dramatically by 4 billion NIS. This was to enable the recommendations of the German Committee to be implemented and the treatment and improve the service provided to the Israeli public. During their tenure, Yael German and Yair Lapid increased the health care budget by circa 1 billion NIS and managed the crisis which threatened to close Hadassah Hospital including emergency assistance worth 1.3 billion NIS. On the subject of financing the public system the committee recommended not to allow Private Medical Service (known by its Hebrew acronym as SHARAP) into public hospitals and that the limitations on privately funded activities within public hospitals should be maintained; in the public hospitals where there is SHARAP, we must ensure that the waiting times for medical procedures are equal, wherever possible, between the public and private options.Source

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

Yesh Atid [political party]’s answer: No, and increase penalties for non-violent drug offenders "I follow what is happening now in the United States, which is a huge experiment in legalization," Lapid said. "I am against it right now, because as long as it is illegal in Europe, drug traders will move from here to there. But let's see in a...Source

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

Yesh Atid [political party] voters: Yes Source

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}

Yesh Atid [political party] voters: Yes Source

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

Meretz [political party] voters: Yes Source

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

Meretz [political party]’s answer: Less, and provide more government funding An immediate halt of the privatization and outsourcing of social services, education and healthcare services. At the same time we must act to return the responsibility for these services to the state and to outline a long-term nationalization...Source

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

Meretz [political party]’s answer: Yes, and immediately release anyone serving time solely for drug offenses 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}

Meretz [political party] voters: Yes Source

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}

Meretz [political party] voters: Yes Source

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

Labor 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

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

Labor Party’s answer: Yes, and immediately release anyone serving time solely for drug offenses 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

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

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

The Jewish Home voters: Yes Source

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

The Jewish Home’s answer: Less Jewish Home: "For. We support raising the tax by 1%, while cancelling the supplementary health insurance and the introducing the services included in them into the public basket. This move will lead to narrow gaps, to restraining private spending, and mainly will enable providing extended services within the public system in an equitable manner." ... Jewish Home: "Against. The existence of private healthcare in public hospitals contributes to deepening the disparities, loss of confidence in the public system and the prosperity of 'black' healthcare. We must make a clear distinction between private and public healthcare, building of a national program to shorten queues in public healthcare."Source

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

The Jewish Home’s answer: Yes, but only for medical use לפני כחצי שנה הצהיר שר החקלאות אורי אריאל כי היצוא יחל 'בעוד שנתיים' לדבריו, כלומר רק בשנת 2018 לערך. הצעת החוק זכתה מראש לתמיכה של שר האוצר משה כחלון ושל שרת המשפטים אילת שקד שדחפו לאישורה.Source

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

The Jewish Home voters: Yes Source

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}

The Jewish Home voters: No Source

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

United Torah Judaism voters: Yes Source

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

United Torah Judaism’s answer: More, and end government subsidies Litzman is also determined to legalize and institutionalize private medical services (Sharap) in the government and health fund hospitals so that senior doctors will be on duty in the afternoons, evenings and...Source

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

United Torah Judaism’s answer: Yes, and legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it During an address to the Knesset Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Litzman said the current system of dispensing medical marijuana to patients was unbalanced. “Today pharmacies give out all kind of drugs, including narcotics such as morphine, and it’s done in a perfectly orderly fashion. So marijuana will be handled the same way,” he said. “It will be prescribed and monitored by the same standards as other medications,” he added. Litzman, who heads the United Torah Judaism party, said the move would ease pressure on the overcrowded medical marijuana dispensaries that struggle to serve thousands of Israelis prescribed the drug.Source

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

United Torah Judaism have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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}

United Torah Judaism have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Kulanu [political party] voters: Yes Source

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

Kulanu [political party]’s answer: Less 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}

Kulanu [political party]’s answer: Yes 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}

Kulanu [political party] have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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}

Kulanu [political party] have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Yisrael Beiteinu [political party] voters: Yes Source

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

Yisrael Beiteinu [political party] voters: Less Source

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

Yisrael Beiteinu [political party] voters: Yes Source

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

Yisrael Beiteinu [political party] have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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}

Yisrael Beiteinu [political party] have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Hatnuah [political party] have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Hatnuah [political party] voters: Less Source

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

Hatnuah [political party] voters: Yes Source

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

Hatnuah [political party] have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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}

Hatnuah [political party] have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Shas [political party] have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Shas [political party] voters: More Source

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

Shas [political party] voters: No Source

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

Shas [political party] have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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}

Shas [political party] have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Hadash have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Hadash have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Hadash have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Hadash have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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}

Hadash have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Tkuma have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Tkuma voters: Less Source

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

Tkuma have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Tkuma have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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}

Tkuma have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Balad have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Balad have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Balad have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Balad have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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}

Balad have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

United Arab List have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

United Arab List’s answer: Less, and provide more government funding Joint list: "For. We support raising the healthcare tax by 1% - from 5% to 6% - allowing proper update of the healthcare budget. We also support the return of the parallel tax, which used to be a dedicated budgetary source to the system, but was abolished in 1997". ... Joint list: "For. We believe it is necessary to eliminate all forms of private medicine in public hospitals and to cancel the supplementary insurance policies."Source

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

United Arab List’s answer: Yes 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}

United Arab List have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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}

United Arab List have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Ta’al have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Ta’al have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Ta’al have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

Ta’al have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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}

Ta’al have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?