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Inbar Yehezkeli
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Inbar Yehezkeli

ענבר יחזקאלי

Attorney, former welfare ministry chief of staff

#16 of 23 projected seats
Safe seat
years in public service
1
issues off the party line
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Her rehabilitation plan calls for a cabinet minister responsible for post-trauma care, but she has not claimed the job for herself. Heading the party's rehabilitation team is a party role, not a stated government aim.

Who they are

Yehezkeli is an attorney who spent over a decade in senior government posts, heading the professional staff of three welfare ministers and advising the finance minister on social affairs. She began at the disability rights group Bizchut and led the legal department of the Association of Rape Crisis Centres. She has since run Yedid, the Jerusalem Rape Crisis Centre and the Democratic Institute for Education and Society.

Positions and record

Post-trauma: Says the state treats trauma as the private problem of whoever got hurt, and can send call-up orders in minutes while leaving the wounded waiting months for care.

One address: Her plan calls for a national rehabilitation authority with northern and southern arms, and a cabinet minister responsible for it.

Prevention: Wants early identification built into the schools, the health system, the army and local government, with patients free to choose their own therapist.

Recognition: Argues Israel's criteria for recognizing terror victims are outdated, including cases of serious psychological harm from watching an attack unfold remotely by phone or video, and that returning to work should not by itself count as proof rehabilitation is complete: 'Terror has changed, and the law must also change.'

Where they stand

Holds the party line on every issue.

Judea & Samariaparty lineNo Palestinian state. Eisenkot has never supported establishing one, and opposition is the only line he has taken on the question.
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & Securityparty lineA new security doctrine, and an alternative government in Gaza on Israel's terms. Eisenkot pressed for the Rafah operation as leverage for a hostage deal.
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi Enlistmentparty lineEveryone is summoned, the army first and civilian service otherwise, with prosecution for evaders. Up to 3 per cent of each intake may defer a year for Torah study.
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
Judiciaryparty lineA judiciary that is strong, independent and accountable, a Knesset that is sovereign, and a Basic Law: Legislation strengthening the Knesset's own authority.
Court can strike lawsKnesset can override
Economyparty lineWork should always pay more than a benefit, and benefits should follow need rather than sector. Break the concentration groups and open parallel imports.
Social spendingFree market
Educationparty lineCore studies are the condition for full public funding, with a national council setting the core, while budget and authority devolve to town halls and to heads.
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Religion & Stateparty lineCivil union institutionalised in Israel, Shabbat in the public space left to each locality, and women seated on religious councils and on the assemblies that elect rabbis.
Civil / pluralistReligious authority
Nation & Citizenshipparty lineA solid Jewish majority for generations, set beside equal rights, equal duties and equal opportunity for every Israeli, with minority rights named explicitly.
Equal citizenshipJewish national state