The newly launched Beit Tzioni party, led by Yoaz Hendel and Hili Tropper, presented its platform Wednesday evening, according to the party. The platform includes a mandatory service plan for all citizens, with sanctions for evaders and benefits for those who serve, and demands the National Security portfolio as a condition for entering a future coalition.
The Beit Tzioni party, led by Yoaz Hendel and Hili Tropper, unveiled its election platform Wednesday evening at 18:57 Jerusalem, according to the party. The platform, titled "Beit Tzioni" (Zionist Home), centers on a mandatory national service plan applicable to all citizens, with sanctions for evaders and benefits for those who serve, including land subsidies, academic funding, tax breaks, and preference in public-sector hiring. The party also demands the National Security portfolio as a condition for joining a future coalition, and stipulates that state-funded educational institutions must teach core curriculum.
This platform was presented at the party's campaign launch, which followed a sequence of statements within the same hour. At 18:57 Jerusalem, The Zioneer first reported that Hendel and Tropper had demanded the National Security portfolio, with the leaders emphasizing "we came to work, not for likes" (version 2). Minutes later, Tropper explicitly called for Hendel to receive the portfolio (version 3), and the party officially launched its campaign with a comprehensive platform (version 4). The party's joint run was announced on July 8, as The Zioneer reported.
The platform's focus on draft evasion comes amid a broader national debate over equal service burden. The Zioneer reported on June 30 that an IDF official warned of near-record 90,000 draft dodgers, describing the phenomenon as "extreme non-cooperation." Concurrently, the coalition has advanced legislation to provide immunity from arrest for Haredi draft evaders, as The Zioneer reported on June 25. The Beit Tzioni party positions itself as a counter to these trends, advocating for mandatory service and sanctions against evaders.
The party's electoral prospects and whether its coalition demands will be met remain to be tested as the election campaign progresses.
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