# Brit Olam: what they've published
Close Read, episode 22. Brit Olam (ברית עולם), list 22, ballot letters זץ. Published October 13, 2026. Israel's Knesset election is on October 27, 2026.
- Page: https://closeread.show/israel-2026/eternal-covenant/
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyxTGmc2g1s
- Audio: https://media.closeread.show/audio/closeread-022-eternal-covenant-dce8f7f2.mp3
I couldn't find a platform, a website, or a campaign account for Brit Olam. The only text in the party's own words is a list of goals on file with the Registrar of Parties. [S6](#source-s6)[S3](#source-s3)
## Who is Brit Olam?
On the ballot it's Eternal Covenant for the Redemption of Israel, letters zayin tsadi, with Ofer Lipshitz first of eleven candidates. The party is registered as Brit Olam. [S1](#source-s1)[S2](#source-s2)[S3](#source-s3)[S4](#source-s4)
## What has Brit Olam published?
I searched in Hebrew, Arabic, and English and found no platform, website, or social media account. [S6](#source-s6)
The registry entry lists nine goals. The party registered in 2006 and the page was last updated in December 2021, so the goals are at least that old. They're values, not policies. [S3](#source-s3)
On filing day, the list's number two, Lev Sabo, gave Arutz 7 a short interview. I count the leader or an official spokesperson, and I couldn't confirm his role, so I'm not using it. [S5](#source-s5)
## What does Brit Olam say about security and foreign policy?
I couldn't find a stated position on security or foreign policy. One goal mentions an outlook that "sanctifies peace." [S3](#source-s3)
## What does Brit Olam say about accountability for October 7?
I couldn't find a stated position on October 7 accountability. [S6](#source-s6)
## What does Brit Olam say about the economy and the cost of living?
On the economy, one goal calls for a "corrective economy" centered on people's health, education, livelihood, and welfare, without saying how. [S3](#source-s3)
## What does Brit Olam say about housing?
I couldn't find a stated position on housing. [S6](#source-s6)
## What does Brit Olam say about religion and state?
I couldn't find a position on religion and state policy. One goal says the Ten Commandments are the movement's moral basis. [S3](#source-s3)
## What does Brit Olam say about the judiciary and governance?
I couldn't find a stated position on the courts or how government is run. [S6](#source-s6)
## What does Brit Olam say about education?
On education, one goal is to "learn and teach what is similar between human beings." [S3](#source-s3)
## What does Brit Olam say about health?
Health comes up only in the economy goal. [S3](#source-s3)
## What does Brit Olam say about social welfare, pensions and the elderly?
Welfare also appears only in the economy goal, and I couldn't find anything on pensions or the elderly. [S3](#source-s3)
## What does Brit Olam say about Arab citizens and minorities?
On minorities, the goals call for respecting every person "without distinction of religion, race, or sex," and for affirmative action for women and communities that face discrimination. [S3](#source-s3)
## What does Brit Olam say about immigration, absorption and the diaspora?
I couldn't find a stated position on immigration, absorption, or the diaspora. [S6](#source-s6)
## What does Brit Olam say about the environment, energy and transportation?
On the environment, one goal calls for a way of life that protects and improves the environment. I couldn't find anything on energy or transportation. [S3](#source-s3)
## What Brit Olam puts front and center
The other goals are general: integrity and courage, and developing Israel's human capital. [S3](#source-s3)
## What Brit Olam hasn't published
On every topic, the most I found is a general value from goals last updated in 2021. [S3](#source-s3)[S6](#source-s6)
## Chapters
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:16 About this series
- 0:43 Who they are
- 0:55 What they've published
- 1:33 Security and foreign policy
- 2:18 October 7 accountability
- 3:14 Economy and cost of living
- 3:28 What they put front and center
## Sources
- S1: [CEC candidate list page for זץ, "ברית עולם לגאולת ישראל", submitted by "מפלגת ברית עולם", 11 candidates headed by "ליפשיץ עופר פינחס"](https://www.gov.il/he/pages/brit-olam_list22) (CEC list page, Hebrew, published 2026-09-08, updated 2026-09-29)
- S2: [Official ballot slip for זץ, with the list name in Hebrew and Arabic ("ألعهد العالمي لنجاة اسرائيل")](https://www.gov.il/BlobFolder/generalpage/brit-olam_list22/he/brit-olam_list22.pdf) (CEC ballot slip, Hebrew, Arabic, published 2026-09)
- S3: [Registrar of Parties entry for "ברית עולם" (no. 59-900072-6, registered 2006), with nine goals (מטרות) filed by the party. Page note: last updated 07.12.2021. The only party-authored policy text found](https://www.gov.il/he/departments/dynamiccollectors/parties-db?skip=0&Name=%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%AA+%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%9D) (Registrar entry, Hebrew, published Registered 2006; page updated 2021-12-07; filing date of the goals not shown)
- S4: [Ynet: the CEC approved 38 lists and their letters, including "זץ" for ברית עולם לגאולת ישראל. Approval only](https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/s1ibdii5fe) (News report of a CEC decision, Hebrew, published 2026-09-27)
- S5: [Arutz 7, "מפלגת 'ברית עולם לגאולת ישראל' נרשמה לכנסת: עשרת הדברות במרכז": 199 s interview with Lev Sabo (candidate 2), described by the outlet as "נציג המפלגה". Cited in the script only for the fact that the interview exists](https://www.inn.co.il/news/705937) (News article with video interview, Hebrew (English version by the outlet), published 2026-09-08)
- S6: Every query, account and retrieval attempt, 2026-09-30 and 2026-10-02, in Hebrew, Arabic and English (Research log, Hebrew, Arabic, English, published n/a)