Tikun wants to abolish political parties, elect every member of the Knesset by district, and let the Knesset appoint a prime minister who doesn't have to be a politician at all.457
Who is Tikun?
On the ballot this list is called "The Fix to the Electoral and Governing System," letters nun, kuf, yud, and it calls itself Tikun, "the fix."124 It's a single party registered in 2025, and the first name on its list is Dr. Moshe Salmovitz.13
What has Tikun published?
Their website, hatikun.org.il, has a page of five goals and about a dozen short articles that explain the model.516 There's no PDF and no dates on the pages.16 The people in their campaign materials wear masks, and the site says that's so voters judge the ideas first, and that they'll show their faces later.14
Tikun's positions, topic by topic
The same twelve topics, in the same order, for every party. Where nothing was published, the episode says so.
What does Tikun say about security and foreign policy?
I couldn't find a position on Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, the Palestinians, or the US. The one related item is procedural: peace agreements and territorial concessions would go to a public referendum.9
What does Tikun say about accountability for October 7?
I couldn't find a published position on October 7 accountability.
What does Tikun say about the economy and the cost of living?
I couldn't find an economic policy. Higher productivity shows up only as an example of a target a government would be measured on.8
What every party says about the economy and the cost of living
What does Tikun say about housing?
Same here. More housing supply and lower prices are listed as an example target, not a plan.8
What does Tikun say about religion and state?
Their fourth goal says every citizen owes a contribution to the state: mandatory service, national service, or "another significant contribution."5 Then it says the right to vote would be conditioned on meeting that duty.5 Their filing with the Registrar of Parties adds what it calls "significant benefits" for conscripts, discharged soldiers, and reservists, and "intensive support" for women who fulfilled their obligations to the state.3 Neither text names any community or sector. I couldn't find positions on Shabbat, marriage, or conversion.
What does Tikun say about the judiciary and governance?
Here's the model, piece by piece.
First, elections. The party-list system would be replaced by personal elections: the country divided into districts of equal size by number of voters, each electing its own Knesset members, for a total of 120.356 The homepage goes further and calls for abolishing parties and putting them "outside the law."4
Second, the government. The Knesset would appoint the prime minister and ministers based on experience and professional fit, not coalition deals.57 The prime minister wouldn't need to be a Knesset member or a politician.7
Third, terms. They'd abolish fixed terms.4 Each minister would have measurable targets, and would keep the job as long as the targets are met; Knesset members could replace those who miss them.57
Fourth, metrics. The government would set national targets and report progress to the public.8 Their examples include shorter waiting times in the health system, better student achievement, fewer road accidents, and less crime.8
Fifth, referendums on major national questions, like constitutional changes, peace agreements, and territorial concessions.9
They also want mayors and municipal department heads to meet professional requirements and work by measurable targets.5 And they want a Basic Law that would establish a constitution based on equality, liberty, and the Declaration of Independence.5
On the courts, their FAQ lists them among the checks that would remain on a prime minister, but I didn't find a proposal to change the judiciary.13 The FAQ also says there's room for limits and full transparency on election financing.13
What does Tikun say about education?
I couldn't find an education policy. Student achievement is an example target.8
What does Tikun say about health?
No health policy. Shorter waiting times are an example target.8
What does Tikun say about social welfare, pensions and the elderly?
I couldn't find a published position on welfare, pensions, or the elderly.
What every party says about social welfare, pensions and the elderly
What does Tikun say about Arab citizens and minorities?
One article asks whether the model is dangerous for minorities.11 It argues district elections could give communities like Arabs, Druze, and Haredim representatives who know them directly.11 It says basic rights shouldn't depend on "a temporary majority," and that any model needs clear protections for basic rights.11 It doesn't spell out what those protections would be.
What does Tikun say about immigration, absorption and the diaspora?
They propose giving world Jewry a defined representation in the Knesset, with representatives elected by Jewish communities abroad.12 Their FAQ says that representation should be "limited and defined," and that national service should be possible from abroad too.13 I couldn't find anything on immigration or absorption.
What every party says about immigration, absorption and the diaspora
What does Tikun say about the environment, energy and transportation?
No policy. Fewer road accidents and better public transportation are example targets.8
What every party says about the environment, energy and transportation
What Tikun puts front and center
The whole site is the governance model.45 They say that if the system changes, Tikun itself will have finished its job.14
What Tikun hasn't published
Tikun hasn't published positions on security, October 7, the economy, housing, education, health, welfare, immigration, or the environment. Those topics show up only as examples of what a government should be measured on.
Sources
Everything above comes from what Tikun made public: its platform, website and official accounts, and on-the-record statements by its leaders. Each line was checked against a saved copy of its source. Most sources are in Hebrew.
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Transcript
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Full transcript
Intro
Tikkun wants to abolish political parties, elect every member of the Knesset by district, and let the Knesset appoint a prime minister who doesn't have to be a politician at all. This is Close Read, and this is a series about what Israel's parties are promising to do in their own published words for
About this series
English-speaking voters ahead of the October 27th election. One party per episode. I only use the party itself as made public. Their platform, their website, their official accounts, and on-the-record statements by their leaders. If they didn't publish it, it doesn't count. And if they publish nothing, that's the episode. On the ballot, this list is called the Fix to the Electoral and Governing System.
Who they are
Letters Nun Kuf Yud, and it calls itself Tikkun, the Fix. It's a single party, registered in 2025, and the first name on its list is Dr. Moshe Salmovitz. Their website, hatikkun.org.il, has a page of five goals, and about a dozen short
What they've published
articles that explain the model. There's no PDF and no dates on the pages. The people in their campaign materials wear masks, and the site says that's so voters can judge the ideas first, and they'll show their faces later. This party is about one subject, how Israel is governed. So most of this episode is in the governance section.
The positions
I couldn't find a position on Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, the Palestinians, or on the United States. The one related item is procedural. Peace agreements and territorial concessions would go to a public referendum. I could not find a published position on October 7th accountability. I couldn't find an economic policy.
October 7, Economy
Higher productivity shows up only as an example of a target a government would be measured on. On the topic of housing, the same. More housing supplies and lower prices are listed as an example target, not a plan.
Housing, Religion and state
Their fourth goal says every citizen owes a contribution to the state. Mandatory service, national service, or, quote, another significant contribution, end quote. Then it says the right to vote would be conditioned on meeting that duty. Their filing with the registrar of parties adds what it calls, quote, significant benefits, end quote, for conscripts, discharge soldiers and reservists, and, quote, intensive support, end quote, for women who fulfilled their obligations to the state. Neither text names any community or sector. I couldn't find positions on Shabbat, marriage, or conversion. Now here's their governance model. Piece by piece. First, elections.
Judiciary and governance
The party list system would be replaced by personal elections. The country divided into districts of equal size by number of voters, each electing its own Knesset members, for a total of 120. The homepage goes further and calls for abolishing parties and putting them, quote, outside the law. Second, the government. The Knesset would appoint the prime minister and ministers based on experience and professional fit, not on coalition deals. The prime minister wouldn't need to be a Knesset member or even a politician. Third, terms. They'd abolish fixed terms. Each minister would have measurable targets and would keep the job as long as the targets are met. Knesset members could replace those who missed them.
Fourth, metrics. The government would set national targets and report progress to the public. Their examples include shorter waiting times in the health system, better student achievement, fewer road accidents, and less crime. Fifth, referendums on major national questions, like constitutional changes, peace agreements, and territorial concessions. They also want mayors and municipal department heads to meet professional requirements and work by measurable targets. And they want a basic law that would establish a constitution based on equality, liberty, and the Declaration of Independence. On the courts, their FAQ lists them among the checks that would remain on a prime minister.
But I didn't find a proposal to change the judiciary. The FAQ also says there's room for limits and full transparency on election financing. I couldn't find an education policy. Student achievement is an example target.
Education, Health
No health policy either. Shorter waiting times are also an example target. I could not find a published position on the subject of welfare, or on the subject of
Social welfare, pensions, and the elderly
pensions, or on the subject of the elderly at large. One article asks whether the model is dangerous for minorities. It argues district elections could give
Arab citizens and minorities
communities, like Arabs, Druze, and Haredim, representatives who know them directly. It says basic rights shouldn't depend on a temporary majority, quote-unquote, and that any model needs clear protections for basic rights. It doesn't spell out what those protections would be. They propose giving the world Jewry, the world Jewish community, a defined representation in the Knesset, with
Immigration, absorption, and diaspora
representatives elected by Jewish communities abroad. Their FAQ says that representation should be, quote, limited and defined, end quote. And that national service should be possible from abroad, too. I couldn't find anything specific on the topic of immigration or on the topic of absorption. On the topic of transport, no policy. Fewer road accidents and better public transportation are, example, targets.
Environment, Front and center
The whole site is the governance model. They say that if the system changes, Tikkun itself will have finished its job. Tikkun hasn't published positions on security, October 7th, the economy, housing,
What's missing
education, health, welfare, immigration, or the environment. Those topics show up only as examples of what a government should be measured on. That's what Tikkun has put into writing as of this recording. Every source I use is linked in the description, most of them in Hebrew, so you can read them yourself. If they publish more before October 27th, I'll do my best to put an update in the comments. Next is list number 24, the biblical block. And the full playlist is linked below. The Close Read is free to watch and to listen. And if you'd like to support it, you'll find me at Patreon at patreon.com slash thecloseread, linked in the description.
