I couldn't find anything Mishpat Tzedek has published for this election. The last platform I could find is from 2021, and it calls for an outside body with power to send criminal cases back for retrial.4
Who is Mishpat Tzedek?
Mishpat Tzedek, which translates roughly as "Fair Trial," is on the ballot as the letters Kuf Tzadi, with a nine-person list led by Larissa Amir.12
What has Mishpat Tzedek published?
For 2026, I couldn't find a platform, a website, or any public statement from the party.3 The party's old website no longer exists; when I checked on September 30, the domain didn't resolve. So I went back to the platform it filed for the March 2021 election, a three-page document, and to copies of its website saved by the Internet Archive.456 Everything in this episode comes from that 2021 material, and I'll say so as I go.
Mishpat Tzedek'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 Mishpat Tzedek say about security and foreign policy?
The 2021 platform opposes giving any part of the Land of Israel to a foreign party and opposes a Palestinian state.4 It supports sovereignty over the Temple Mount, a united Jerusalem, expanding Jewish settlement across Judea and Samaria, and applying Israeli sovereignty to all Jewish settlements and their access roads.4
What does Mishpat Tzedek say about accountability for October 7?
I couldn't find a published position on October 7 accountability. The platform is from 2021.4
What does Mishpat Tzedek say about the economy and the cost of living?
One line: the party opposes "predatory monopolies" in the Israeli economy.4
What every party says about the economy and the cost of living
What does Mishpat Tzedek say about housing?
I couldn't find a published position on housing.
What does Mishpat Tzedek say about religion and state?
The platform describes Israel as the national home of the Jewish people and stresses Jewish family values and tradition.4 I couldn't find positions on military service for Haredim, Shabbat, marriage, or conversion.
What does Mishpat Tzedek say about the judiciary and governance?
The platform puts this reform at the top of its priorities.4 It calls for an outside body to oversee the justice system, with power to send cases for more investigation or a retrial.4 It would end the treatment of a confession as "the queen of evidence," cut back plea bargains, and limit the use of state witnesses.4
On the courts, it says High Court justices should be picked by a special Knesset committee chaired by the justice minister, with a makeup that reflects the Knesset and deliberations open to the public, and it would end the seniority rule for choosing the Supreme Court president.4 It calls for ending administrative detention and for prosecuting officials who use excessive force against protesters or torture in interrogations.4
On governance, it calls for lowering the electoral threshold and a law making public servants personally responsible for the results of their decisions.4
What does Mishpat Tzedek say about education?
The old homepage lists "rehabilitation and reform of the education system" as a goal, with no details.6
What does Mishpat Tzedek say about health?
I couldn't find a published position on health.
What does Mishpat Tzedek say about social welfare, pensions and the elderly?
On welfare, pensions, or the elderly, I found nothing published.
What every party says about social welfare, pensions and the elderly
What does Mishpat Tzedek say about Arab citizens and minorities?
I found no position on Arab citizens or minorities.
What does Mishpat Tzedek say about immigration, absorption and the diaspora?
Nothing on immigration, absorption, or the diaspora either.
What every party says about immigration, absorption and the diaspora
What does Mishpat Tzedek say about the environment, energy and transportation?
There's nothing published on the environment, energy, or transportation that I could find.
What every party says about the environment, energy and transportation
What Mishpat Tzedek puts front and center
Besides the courts, the 2021 platform calls for a commission of inquiry into what it calls "the crimes of the Oslo Accords and the disengagement."4 It also calls for ending government funding of media outlets and opening the media market to competition.4
The party's old website listed "reviewing past convictions and promoting retrials" as a goal.5 Its news page included a post about what it called "the legitimate struggle for the release of Yigal Amir," and another saying the Elections Committee had barred the words "for the release of Yigal Amir" from its 2021 ballot slip.7
What Mishpat Tzedek hasn't published
There's nothing published for 2026. In the 2021 platform, I couldn't find positions on October 7, housing, health, welfare, Arab citizens, immigration, or the environment.
Sources
Everything above comes from what Mishpat Tzedek 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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Intro
I couldn't find anything Mishpat Tzedek has published for this election. The last platform I could find is from 2021, and it calls for an outside body with power to send criminal cases back for retrial. This is Close Read, and this is a series of 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 platform itself as made public. Their words, 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. Mishpat Tzedek, which translates roughly as Fair Trial, is on the ballot as a letter's Kuf Tzadi, with a nine-person list led by
Who they are
Larissa Amir. For 2026, I couldn't find a platform, a website, or a public statement from the party. The party's old website no longer exists when I checked just a few days ago. The domain does not resolve. So I went back to the platform I filed for the March 2021 election, a three-page document, and to copies of its website, saved by the Internet Archive. Everything in this episode comes from that 2021 material, and I'll say so as I go. The 2021 platform opposes giving any part of the land of Israel to a foreign party and
Security and foreign policy
opposes a Palestinian state. It supports sovereignty over the Temple Mount, a united Jerusalem, expanding Jewish settlements across Judea and Samaria, and applying Israeli sovereignty to all Jewish settlements and their access roads. I couldn't find a published platform on October 7th accountability. The platform, of course, is from 2021.
October 7, Economy
One line, the party opposes predatory monopolies, is about the Israeli economy. I couldn't find a published position on housing. The platform describes Israel as the national home of the Jewish people and
Housing, Religion and state
stresses Jewish family values and tradition. I couldn't find positions on military service, on Shabbat, marriage, or conversion. The platform puts this reform at the top of its priorities. It calls for an outside body to oversee the
Judiciary and governance
justice system, with power to send cases for more investigation or a retrial. It would end the treatment of a confession as the, quote, queen of evidence, cut back plea bargains, and limit the use of state witnesses. On the court, it says high court justices should be picked by a special Knesset committee chaired by the justice minister, with a makeup that reflects the Knesset and deliberations open to the public. And it would end the seniority rule for choosing the Supreme Court president. It calls for ending administrative detention and for prosecuting officials to use excessive force against protesters or torture in interrogations. On governance, it calls for lowering the electoral threshold and a law making public servants personally responsible for the results of their decisions. The old homepage lists rehabilitation and reform of the education system as a goal, with no details.
Education, Health, Welfare
I could not find a published position on health. On welfare, pensions, or the elderly, I found nothing published. I found no position on Arab citizens or on the minorities. Nothing on immigration, absorption, or the
Arab citizens, Immigration, Environment: no stated position
diaspora either. There's nothing published on the environment, energy, or transportation that I could find. Besides the courts, the 2021 platform calls for a commission of inquiry into what it
What they put front and center
calls, quote, the crimes of the Oslo Accords and the disengagement, end quote. It also calls for ending government funding of media outlets and opening the media market to competition. The party's old website listed reviewing past convictions and promising retrials as a goal. Its news page includes a post about what it called, quote, The legitimate struggle for the release of Yigal Amir, end quote. And another saying the elections committee had barred the words, quote, for the release of Yigal Amir, quote, end quote, from its 2021 ballot slip. There's nothing published for 2026. In the 2021 platform, I couldn't find
What's missing
positions on October 7th, health, welfare, Arab citizens, immigration, or the environment. That's what Mishpat Tzedek has put in 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 the election, I'll do my best to update it in the comments. Next is list number 13, Shema. And the full playlist is linked below.
