Who they are
Tal was born in Eilat in 1982 and commanded a tank in the Armoured Corps during Operation Defensive Shield. He then spent two years as an engineer at Elbit's El-Op and ran educational projects for the Western Wall Heritage Foundation. He was a Bnei Akiva emissary to the Netherlands, deputy director-general of World Mizrachi and secretary-general of World Bnei Akiva before entering the Knesset in 2022.
Positions and record
Advocacy: The party's English-language face internationally.
Sovereignty: Judea and Samaria sovereignty and settlement growth.
Religion & state: Strengthen religious-Zionist education.
Where they stand
Holds the party line on every issue.
Judea & Samariaparty lineSovereignty over Judea and Samaria; no Palestinian state
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & Securityparty lineIsraeli control of Gaza; encourage Gazan emigration
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi Enlistmentparty lineBacks exemptions; shielded Haredi draft evaders
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
Educationparty lineWants state-religious schools carved into a self-governing district
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Nation & Citizenshipparty lineJewish sovereignty comes before equal citizenship
Equal citizenshipJewish national state