# Achi Movement: what they've published

Close Read, episode 32. Achi Movement (תנועת אחי), list 32, ballot letters צבי. Published October 19, 2026. Israel's Knesset election is on October 27, 2026.

- Page: https://closeread.show/israel-2026/achim-movement/
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLkL3gniQig
- Audio: https://media.closeread.show/audio/closeread-032-achim-movement-831ff7e5.mp3

Achi proposes a 1,000-day teacher-training program and limits on social-worker caseloads. Those are two of the concrete commitments in its seven website pillars. [S2](#source-s2)

## Who is Achi Movement?

The saved election list calls this Achi, the movement of Rabbi Yoram Abergel, submitted by Hozrim Lashorashim. Yuval Elmalech is listed first, and the ballot letters are tzadi bet yod, צבי. [S1](#source-s1)

## What has Achi Movement published?

The party website has seven numbered pillars, with proposals on education, welfare, religious leadership, and territory. There is also a blog and a set of saved public campaign captions. [S2](#source-s2)[S3](#source-s3)[S4](#source-s4)

This episode follows those written sources. Campaign videos and the full social timelines were not reviewed, so the gaps I report are gaps in this source set. [S5](#source-s5)

## What does Achi Movement say about security and foreign policy?

The website says the movement believes in its right to the Land of Israel in its entirety, and opposes territorial concessions. That is a stated position on territory. The passage does not define a border map. [S2](#source-s2)

I couldn't find separate proposals for Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, or relations with the United States in the reviewed written sources. I am leaving those as gaps. [S2](#source-s2)[S3](#source-s3)[S4](#source-s4)

## What does Achi Movement say about accountability for October 7?

I couldn't find a published position on October 7 accountability in the written material I reviewed. [S2](#source-s2)[S3](#source-s3)[S4](#source-s4)

## What does Achi Movement say about the economy and the cost of living?

I couldn't find a general proposal on taxes, prices, or wages across the economy. The website does call for higher pay for two groups, daycare caregivers and social workers. I'll cover those under education and welfare, where the party puts them. [S2](#source-s2)

## What does Achi Movement say about housing?

I couldn't find a published position on housing in the written material I reviewed. [S2](#source-s2)[S3](#source-s3)[S4](#source-s4)

## What does Achi Movement say about religion and state?

The movement says it will fight to secure the funding and status of people whose occupation is Torah study. It describes them as part of the Jewish people's security and national existence. That is the party's framing. [S2](#source-s2)

The website does not turn that statement into a specific draft-exemption law or say what should happen to Haredi men who are not studying. I couldn't find those details in the reviewed material. [S2](#source-s2)[S3](#source-s3)[S4](#source-s4)

It does make another concrete proposal: spiritual leaders and community rabbis should be elected directly by the communities they serve. The website does not spell out the voting procedure. [S2](#source-s2)

## What does Achi Movement say about the judiciary and governance?

The first numbered pillar says people in key positions and elected officials should be selected for professionalism, integrity, and ability, rather than political or family connections. That is a selection principle; the page does not set out an appointment system for every public office. [S2](#source-s2)

I couldn't find a separate position on judicial selection, the attorney general, or the courts in the material reviewed. [S2](#source-s2)[S3](#source-s3)[S4](#source-s4)

## What does Achi Movement say about education?

Education gets several concrete proposals. For daycare, the website calls for higher pay and appropriate training for caregivers, and formal recognition of their role as early-childhood educators. It also calls for reducing classroom burdens and investing in suitable learning spaces. [S2](#source-s2)

The page does not give a pay figure or a new staff-to-child ratio. Those are details still missing from this proposal. [S2](#source-s2)

For teachers, it proposes replacing the teaching-certificate route with an intensive training program lasting 1,000 days. The subjects it names include special education and behavior, along with practical classroom management and tools for inclusion, so that children it calls challenging stay inside the school system. [S2](#source-s2)

That is the duration the website gives. It does not say how existing teachers would move into the new route or publish a budget for it in the reviewed page. [S2](#source-s2)

The movement also wants educational and therapeutic high schools for Haredi youth facing difficulties. These would combine vocational learning with emotional support. The proposal names the type of school and who it would serve, without giving the number of schools or places. [S2](#source-s2)

## What does Achi Movement say about health?

I couldn't find a published position on health in the written material I reviewed. [S2](#source-s2)[S3](#source-s3)[S4](#source-s4)

## What does Achi Movement say about social welfare, pensions and the elderly?

For local authority welfare departments, the party proposes raising social-worker pay, adding staff positions, and limiting how many cases each worker carries. It also calls for direct budgets. The website does not state a caseload ceiling or a pay scale. [S2](#source-s2)

For older people, it proposes community centers with learning and social activities, intended to reduce loneliness. I couldn't find a pension or old-age-benefit formula in the reviewed material. [S2](#source-s2)[S3](#source-s3)[S4](#source-s4)

## What does Achi Movement say about Arab citizens and minorities?

I couldn't find a published position on Arab citizens and minorities in the written material I reviewed. [S2](#source-s2)[S3](#source-s3)[S4](#source-s4)

## What does Achi Movement say about immigration, absorption and the diaspora?

Nothing on immigration, absorption, or the diaspora either. [S2](#source-s2)[S3](#source-s3)[S4](#source-s4)

## What does Achi Movement say about the environment, energy and transportation?

I found no position on the environment, energy, or transportation in the written material I reviewed. [S2](#source-s2)[S3](#source-s3)[S4](#source-s4)

## What Achi Movement puts front and center

The website puts love for every Jew and truthful public leadership at the center of the movement's identity. It commits to transparency toward voters. Those statements tell us the values the movement emphasizes; they do not add another government program to the proposals I have read out. [S2](#source-s2)

## What Achi Movement hasn't published

The website gives several changes to staffing, training, and community services, but leaves many implementation figures unstated. Across the wider checklist, I couldn't find written proposals on October 7 accountability, housing, general healthcare, immigration, or environmental policy. [S2](#source-s2)[S3](#source-s3)[S4](#source-s4)

## Chapters

- 0:00 Intro
- 0:18 About this series
- 0:45 Who they are
- 0:59 What they've published
- 1:25 Security and foreign policy
- 2:27 October 7 accountability
- 3:39 Economy and cost of living
- 5:10 Housing
- 5:46 Health
- 5:58 Environment, Front and center
- 6:19 What's missing

## Sources

- <a id="source-s1"></a>S1: [CEC list, letters צבי, Yuval Elmalech first](https://www.gov.il/he/pages/chozrim-leshorashim_list32) (Saved source, Hebrew unless noted, published See saved copy; otherwise undated)
- <a id="source-s2"></a>S2: [Official website, seven policy pillars](https://www.hozrimlashorashim.org/) (Saved source, Hebrew unless noted, published See saved copy; otherwise undated)
- <a id="source-s3"></a>S3: [Party blog, campaign and religious-event entries](https://www.hozrimlashorashim.org/blog) (Saved source, Hebrew unless noted, published See saved copy; otherwise undated)
- <a id="source-s4"></a>S4: [Party social captions, partial logged-out review](https://www.instagram.com/hozrimlashorashim/) (Saved source, Hebrew unless noted, published See saved copy; otherwise undated)
- <a id="source-s5"></a>S5: [Continuation primary-page check](https://www.hozrimlashorashim.org/) (Saved source, Hebrew unless noted, published See saved copy; otherwise undated)