The quick guide to Israel political parties stances on social issues

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments? ^{stats discuss}

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

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws? ^{stats discuss}

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

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

Likud voters: Pro-choice Source

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

Likud’s answer: Yes According to the ministry’s new position, the criteria for adoption will address the potential parents’ suitability for a given child, regardless of sexual orientation. The state's position was filed in response to a petition to the High Court filed by the Association of Israeli Gay Fathers, together with the Israel Religious Action Center of the Reform movement, against the Social Affairs Ministry and the attorney general. “In light of the public opposition to the state’s position, Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services Minister Haim Katz demanded a re-examination of the position,” the ministry said in a statement to the state attorney, who represents the State of Israel in court.Source

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

Likud voters: Yes Source

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

Likud voters: Yes Source

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

Likud’s answer: No Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday ordered Likud ministers to oppose a bill calling for the death penalty for terrorists. The prime minister issued his order just an hour before the Ministerial Committee for Legislation was meant to discuss the bill.Source

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

Likud’s answer: Yes, as long as they can pass the same physical tests as men Sharren Haskel, MK Likud: "During the second intifada, as a female combat soldier in the Border Police I fought to serve in Jerusalem. I participated in arrests, clashes in alleys, and the difficult sights in the scenes of terrorist attacks I will never forget. As someone who trained young female fighters and saw the fire burning in their eyes and unwavering faith to serve the State of Israel, despite the risk to their lives, I have no doubt that you are wrong. Moreover, in recent years we have seen how great the contribution of female fighters is, in all frameworks, thwarting attacks, in combat operations and guarding the borders. You can hear it even from IDF commanders themselves. The State of Israel is expected to face many challenges in the future. We want, need and certainly can take part, each one in her own way and faith, in defending the homeland."Source

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

Likud voters: No Source

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

Likud voters: No Source

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth? ^{stats discuss}

Likud voters: Yes Source

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments? ^{stats discuss}

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

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws? ^{stats discuss}

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

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

Yesh Atid [political party]’s answer: Pro-choice, I don’t agree but the government has no right to ban it Running counter to Hajj Yahya and Glick's proposal is a draft bill being finalized by their colleague, MK Dr. Aliza Lavie (Yesh Atid), that seeks to ease the criteria for receiving approval from the termination committee at the earlier stages of pregnancy. She was extremely critical both of the current status of abortions in Israel and her fellow parliamentarians' intentions, saying, "The existing legal situation is already trampling on the fundamental right of a woman to take decisions about her body. Amazingly, MKs Glick and Hajj Yahya are seeking to add insult to injury and add a cleric to the committee, as if it were their bodies being discussed. "It baffles me that somebody without the tools and the ability to understand the significance of carrying an unwanted pregnancy is seeking to apply additional strictures."Source

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

Yesh Atid [political party]’s answer: Yes, as long as they pass the same background checks as straight couples Adoption Equality Israel's adoption law now states that "man and wife" will get priority in adopting children. This creates a situation in which same-sex couples are pushed to the end of the waiting list and are not able to adopt babies in Israel. We believe that there is no difference between same-sex couples and a pair of man and woman and thus act to recognize same-sex couples as equals also in the process of adoption.Source

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

Yesh Atid [political party]’s answer: Yes In the current government, Yesh Atid—a centrist party led by Finance Minister Yair Lapid—plans to introduce a bill that would legalize civil unions, including same-sex unions.Source

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

Yesh Atid [political party] voters: Yes Source

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

Yesh Atid [political party]’s answer: No He also noted that he cannot understand why three ministers - two from Yesh Atid and one from HaTnua - opposed the move.Source

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

Yesh Atid [political party]’s answer: Yes, as long as they can pass the same physical tests as men MK Haim Jelin (Yesh Atid) criticized Ron-Tal: "Instead of encouraging women who decided to take an important, active role in the defense of this country, the former GOC has decided to discourage them." Jelin said further urged Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz, whose officer oversees the IEC, to demand Ron-Tal retracts his statement.Source

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

Yesh Atid [political party] voters: No Source

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

Yesh Atid [political party] voters: No Source

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth? ^{stats discuss}

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

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments? ^{stats discuss}

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

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws? ^{stats discuss}

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

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

Meretz [political party]’s answer: Pro-choice, and providing birth control, sex education, and more social services will help reduce the number of abortions Unlike Tamir, Knesset member Zehava Gal-On of the Meretz party is determined to change the status quo. Last fall, she submitted a proposal to permit abortions for all women at any time, but the proposal failed to make it out of preliminary committees. She insists, however, that she will continue to bring it to the Knesset for debate. “The attempts by Zeev to interfere with women’s choice is making this even more urgent,” she told JTA. “It is simply not right that in a proper, democratic country a governmental committee can deny a woman her basic right to decide what to do with her own body.”Source

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

Meretz [political party]’s answer: Yes, as long as they pass the same background checks as straight couples Most parties have not issued a platform for the elections, 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

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

Meretz [political party]’s answer: Yes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies MK Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz), Israel’s only openly gay parliamentarian, also praised the decision on his Facebook page, saying that “the world is changing before our eyes… I call on you, ministers in the Israeli government: Take the right step. Marriage, creating a family — these are basic rights of every human being.”Source

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

Meretz [political party] voters: Yes Source

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

Meretz [political party]’s answer: No Meretz MKs voted against the terrorist death penalty billSource

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

Meretz [political party]’s answer: Yes, preventing women from serving in combat roles is discriminatory פרסום ויישום מלא של דו”ח שגב על “השילוב הראוי” של נשים בצה”ל ומניעת הדרת נשים בצבא.Source

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

Meretz [political party] voters: Yes Source

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

Meretz [political party] voters: Yes Source

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth? ^{stats discuss}

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

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments? ^{stats discuss}

The Jewish Home have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws? ^{stats discuss}

The Jewish Home have not answered this question yet. Would you like to suggest their answer?

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

The Jewish Home voters: Pro-life Source

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

The Jewish Home’s answer: No The issue is politically prickly for Benjamin Netanyahu’s government because it is steadfastly opposed by the religious wing in his coalition - the Naftali Bennett’s Jewish Home party, Shas and United Torah Judaism.Source

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

The Jewish Home’s answer: No Under the terms of the current coalition agreement, Jewish Home—a right-wing, religious Zionist party—not only controls the Ministry of Religious Services but insisted on a clause that mandates that all governing parties must be in agreement when it comes to changing the balance between religion and state. And Jewish Home’s position on the matter is clear: “There’s not a chance we’ll allow civil unions for gay couples,” a senior party official told Ha’aretz.Source

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

The Jewish Home voters: No Source

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

The Jewish Home’s answer: Yes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Bayit Yehudi) responded that she supports capital punishment and even proposed a bill to implement it in the last Knesset, but the government’s position is to oppose Gal’s bill and allow the new committee to make recommendations. ... A Bayit Yehudi source said Bennett skipped the vote intentionally, because he did not want to vote against the death penalty, but Shaked could not get away with absenting herself because she is the chairwoman of the Ministerial Committee for Legislation.Source

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

The Jewish Home’s answer: Yes, preventing women from serving in combat roles is discriminatory Chairman of the Jewish Home party, Education Minister Naftali Bennett, welcomed the upward trend in the number of girls serving in the IDF in combat roles. In his Twitter account Bennett shared the words of Yossi Yehoshua, the military correspondent of Yediot Aharonot, who heralded "a dramatic increase in the number of female combat soldiers". Bennett wrote that is a "wonderful phenomenon", as he puts it.Source

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

The Jewish Home voters: No Source

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

The Jewish Home voters: Yes Source

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth? ^{stats discuss}

The Jewish Home voters: No Source

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments? ^{stats discuss}

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

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws? ^{stats discuss}

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

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

Labor Party’s answer: Pro-choice, I don’t agree but the government has no right to ban it 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

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

Labor Party’s answer: Yes, as long as they pass the same background checks as straight couples 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

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

Labor Party’s answer: Yes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies 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

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

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

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

Labor Party’s answer: No, spending life in prison is a harsher sentence Zionist Camp MKs voted against the terrorist death penalty billSource

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

Labor Party’s answer: Yes, preventing women from serving in combat roles is discriminatory 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.Source

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

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

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

Labor Party voters: Yes Source

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth? ^{stats discuss}

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

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments? ^{stats discuss}

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

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws? ^{stats discuss}

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

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

United Torah Judaism’s answer: Pro-life "יהדות התורה החרדית" רואה בביסוס הרוב היהודי במדינה כערך עליון, ומייחסת חשיבות רבה לעידוד הילודה בעם היהודי, ומניעת הפלות מלאכותיות. אנו רואים בחומרה רבה את העובדה המצערת, שמאז קום המדינה אבדו לעם היהודי מאות אלפי צאצאים, שנקטלו במעי אימם באמצעות הפלות יזומות, תוך פגיעה בערך העליון של קדושת חיי האדם. נפעל להקצאה ממשלתית של תקציבים מיוחדים לפעולות הסברה על ערך החיים ועל ברכת ריבוי טבעי של העם היהודי. נדרוש סיוע ממלכתי לגופים ההתנדבותיים העוסקים בכך, והפועלים בקרב בני עמנו בתדירות מתמדת. נאבק נגד תופעת המתירנות הקלוקלת אשר פשתה ברחוב הישראלי, הפוגעת במוטיבציה החברתית והמוסרית. נפעל במיגוון רחב של פעולות להסברת ערכה וחיוניותה של המשפחה היהודית וריבויה הטבעי.Source

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

United Torah Judaism’s answer: No, and adoption agencies should prioritize offering children to straight couples before offering to gay couples Knesset Members Zevulun Orlev (National Union/National Religious Party) and Avraham Ravitz (United Torah Judaism) suggested that the Knesset Labor, Welfare and Health Committee meet to discuss the issue. Both legislators oppose the new ruling.Source

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

United Torah Judaism’s answer: No, allow civil unions but don’t call it marriage A number of members of the Knesset (MK) from two conservative religious parties commented negatively on the decision in favor of marriage equality: According to LifeSiteNews.com: "MK Meir Porush with the United Torah Judaism called for the protest resignation of Justice Elyakim Rubinstein, the only High Court Judge to oppose the ruling. ..." "MK Moshe Gafni, with the United Torah Judaism, said he will propose a private bill if it's possible to render the decision moot by legislature. "Barak is leaving us a farewell gift tantamount to a destruction of the family unit," Gafni said. "Any sane person is shocked by the ruling. Even Sodom and Gomorrah had court houses."Source

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

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

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

United Torah Judaism’s answer: No, too many people are innocently convicted United Torah Judaism MKs voted against the terrorist death penalty billSource

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

United Torah Judaism’s answer: No, men are more likely to risk the success of a mission in order to protect a women from danger The parties will fight the drafting of women to military or national service of any kind, both in the religious and the secular sectors. The parties believe there is no real need to draft women into military service.Source

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

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

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

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

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth? ^{stats discuss}

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

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments? ^{stats discuss}

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

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws? ^{stats discuss}

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

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

Yisrael Beiteinu [political party] voters: Pro-choice Source

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

Yisrael Beiteinu [political party] voters: Yes Source

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

Yisrael Beiteinu [political party]’s answer: No, allow civil unions but don’t call it marriage Yesh Atid and coalition parties said yesterday (Tuesday) that the odds of passing the Law of civil unions - the party's flag law - are very low. This is due to the overwhelming opposition of the various coalition partners to the inclusion in the law of same-sex couples. At least two coalition parties - the Jewish Home and Israel Beitenu - now oppose the law.Source

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

Yisrael Beiteinu [political party] voters: Yes Source

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

Yisrael Beiteinu [political party]’s answer: Yes Only Yisrael Beytenu MKs voted in favor of a bill on Wednesday that would make it easier to sentence terrorists to death. The bill, sponsored by MK Sharon Gal (Yisrael Beytenu), would change the current law that allows the death penalty only in a case of judicial consensus, which was only used against Holocaust organizer Adolf Eichmann (in 1962), to one allowing a majority of presiding judges to sentence a terrorist to death.Source

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

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

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

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

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

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

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth? ^{stats discuss}

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

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments? ^{stats discuss}

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

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws? ^{stats discuss}

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

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

Kulanu [political party] voters: Pro-choice Source

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

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}

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 marriage.”Source

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

Kulanu [political party] voters: Yes Source

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

Kulanu [political party]’s answer: No, spending life in prison is a harsher sentence 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 sentence. Source

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

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}

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

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

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

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth? ^{stats discuss}

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

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments? ^{stats discuss}

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

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws? ^{stats discuss}

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hatnuah [political party]’s answer: Yes Tzipi Livni (leader of Hatnu'ah), Israel’s justice minister, is promoting another bill that would allow for “domestic unions” between same-sex couples, thereby granting legal standing to an agreement between two residents of Israel to live together.Source

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

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

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

Hatnuah [political party]’s answer: No, spending life in prison is a harsher sentence He also noted that he cannot understand why three ministers - two from Yesh Atid and one from HaTnua - opposed the move.Source

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

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

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

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

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

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

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth? ^{stats discuss}

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

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments? ^{stats discuss}

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

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws? ^{stats discuss}

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

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

Shas [political party]’s answer: Pro-life Nissim Ze’ev of the Sephardi Orthodox party Shas, who has said publicly that abortion is akin to murder, wants to make the procedure illegal after the 22nd week of pregnancy unless the pregnancy poses a danger to the mother’s health or the fetus suffers from severe defects and is unlike to survive. “This has nothing to do with women’s rights,” Zeev heatedly told JTA. “I demand that we have a public debate on this campaign of murder.”Source

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

Shas [political party]’s answer: No, and gay couples should not be able to adopt children The Shas Party plans to prevent Welfare Minister Isaac Herzog from implementing a planned revolution that would allow same-sex couples to adopt children. ... "Permission for same-sex couples to adopt redefines what a family is among the Jewish people," he argued. "This is a definition that contradicts Judaism and has not existed to date. It is a mortal blow to the status quo."Source

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

Shas [political party]’s answer: No, marriage should be defined as between a man and woman Yitzhak Cohen the Shas Minister of Religious Affairs commented to Haaretz news service saying: "... the High Court has sunken in the gates of defilement and has torn out the last mezuzah 9 from its doors. Marriage can only be held by the faith of Moses and Yisrael [the traditional Jewish marriage vows]. The dam that protected the Jewish state has been burst open under the auspices of the High Court, asking for an anti-Jewish deluge clad in black capes'."Source

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

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

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

Shas [political party]’s answer: No, spending life in prison is a harsher sentence Shas MKs voted against the terrorist death penalty billSource

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

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

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

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

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

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

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth? ^{stats discuss}

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

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments? ^{stats discuss}

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

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws? ^{stats discuss}

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

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

Hadash voters: Pro-choice Source

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

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

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

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

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

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

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United Arab List’s answer: No, and I believe a mother and father family structure is best for the child A ripple of laughter went through the meeting when MK Ibrahim Sarsur (United Arab List-Ta’al) said, “I have never had to participate in such a discussion, because in Muslim society we don’t have this problem.” Sarsur told participants, including members of the gay community, “I respect all those present here, despite significant disagreements. As Muslims, we are obligated to religious law and it (homosexuality) is an unacceptable and condemned phenomenon, which should not be given any opportunities. Every person has the right to do as he wishes as long as he does it in his own home.”Source

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United Arab List’s answer: No, allow civil unions but don’t call it marriage A ripple of laughter went through the meeting when MK Ibrahim Sarsur (United Arab List-Ta’al) said, “I have never had to participate in such a discussion, because in Muslim society we don’t have this problem.” Sarsur told participants, including members of the gay community, “I respect all those present here, despite significant disagreements. As Muslims, we are obligated to religious law and it (homosexuality) is an unacceptable and condemned phenomenon, which should not be given any opportunities. Every person has the right to do as he wishes as long as he does it in his own home.”Source

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United Arab List’s answer: No Joint List MKs voted against the terrorist death penalty billSource

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