Liberman Unveils Yisrael Beiteinu List and Platform, Declares Israel Worse Off Than Before Oct. 7

Avigdor Liberman, leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, has unveiled his party's candidate list and key platform initiatives ahead of the upcoming elections. The presentation, held at the Expo Center in Tel Aviv, generated significant media attention and marked the official launch of the party's election campaign. Liberman was presented to the public as "the future Prime Minister of Israel."

In his address, Liberman asserted that Israel's current situation is worse than it was prior to the October 7th attacks. He stated that the party's primary goal is to win the elections, after which Yisrael Beiteinu plans to advance five core initiatives: establishing a state commission to investigate the events of October 7th, implementing universal military or alternative national service, creating a unified educational program with mandatory mathematics and English studies, limiting the prime minister's term to two consecutive terms, and forming a national headquarters to combat crime.

Liberman heavily criticized the growing influence of the ultra-Orthodox community and the trend of "Haredization" (increasing religious influence in secular areas). He pledged to revoke permissions for gender segregation in universities, allow businesses to operate on Saturdays, and intensify efforts against religious coercion.

Following the speech, Yisrael Beiteinu presented its final candidate list for the 26th Knesset. The top ten candidates include Avigdor Liberman, Rafi Ben-Shitrit, Talia Lancre (a retired Major General who previously served in the Prime Minister's National Security Council), Oded Forer, Yulia Malinovskaya, Sharon Sharabi, Hamad Amar, Evgeny Sova, Elvira Kolichman, and Dan Illouz. Four of these are current Knesset members.

Earlier, Liberman had urged parties within the "change bloc" to either merge their lists or arrange for smaller parties to join them to prevent the loss of voter support.