# Personal Security: what they've published
Close Read, episode 27. Personal Security (ביטחון אישי), list 27, ballot letters נץ. Published October 16, 2026. Israel's Knesset election is on October 27, 2026.
- Page: https://closeread.show/israel-2026/personal-security/
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqDqhyGuA88
- Audio: https://media.closeread.show/audio/closeread-027-personal-security-bd4f6e32.mp3
For the list called Personal Security, I couldn't find a platform, a website, a statement, or an interview in the material I reviewed. Here's where I looked. [S7](#source-s7)
## Who is Personal Security?
Personal Security, Bitachon Ishi in Hebrew, runs under the ballot letters nun tsadi, with six candidates headed by Michael Topchiashvili. It was filed by a registered party called Demokratura. [S2](#source-s2)[S3](#source-s3)
## What has Personal Security published?
The election committee page has the name, the letters and the candidates, and nothing else. [S2](#source-s2)
I searched in Hebrew, English, Russian and Arabic for the list and for its leader, and on YouTube, and I didn't find a website, a social media account, an interview, or a press statement. [S7](#source-s7)
Demokratura's Facebook page says its platform is there, but its public posts are from 2023 and don't mention this list. [S6](#source-s6)
The one other record is Demokratura's entry with the Registrar of Parties. It lists three goals: changing the electoral system, a new constitution, and, in its words, "changes in all of Israel's systems." That's a registration form, not a platform for this election. [S4](#source-s4)
## What does Personal Security say about security and foreign policy?
I couldn't find a stated position on security or foreign policy. In Hebrew, the name Personal Security usually means safety from crime, but the list hasn't explained it. [S2](#source-s2)[S7](#source-s7)
## What does Personal Security say about accountability for October 7?
I couldn't find a stated position on October 7 accountability. [S7](#source-s7)
## What does Personal Security say about the economy and the cost of living?
On the economy or the cost of living, I found nothing published. [S7](#source-s7)
## What does Personal Security say about housing?
I found no position on housing. [S7](#source-s7)
## What does Personal Security say about religion and state?
Nothing on religion and state either. [S7](#source-s7)
## What does Personal Security say about the judiciary and governance?
I couldn't find a stated position on the courts or how government is run, apart from the registration goals I mentioned. [S4](#source-s4)[S7](#source-s7)
## What does Personal Security say about education?
I couldn't find a stated position on education. [S7](#source-s7)
## What does Personal Security say about health?
On health, I found nothing published. [S7](#source-s7)
## What does Personal Security say about social welfare, pensions and the elderly?
I found no position on welfare, pensions, or the elderly. [S7](#source-s7)
## What does Personal Security say about Arab citizens and minorities?
Nothing on Arab citizens or minorities either. [S7](#source-s7)
## What does Personal Security say about immigration, absorption and the diaspora?
There's nothing published on immigration, absorption, or the diaspora that I could find. [S7](#source-s7)
## What does Personal Security say about the environment, energy and transportation?
On the environment, energy, or transportation, I found nothing published. [S7](#source-s7)
## What Personal Security puts front and center
Apart from its name, I couldn't find anything this list has put front and center. [S7](#source-s7)
## What Personal Security hasn't published
So on all thirteen topics, I couldn't find a stated position in the material I reviewed. [S7](#source-s7)
## Chapters
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:49 Who they are
- 1:02 What they've published
- 1:52 Security and foreign policy
- 2:05 October 7, Economy, Housing: no stated position
- 2:17 Religion and state, Courts and governance, Education: no stated position
- 2:29 Health, Welfare, Arab citizens, Immigration: no stated position
- 2:43 Environment, Front and center: no stated position
- 2:55 What's missing
## Sources
- S1: [Central Elections Committee, "רשימות המועמדים לכנסת" for the 26th Knesset (row: נץ, ביטחון אישי)](https://www.gov.il/he/pages/candidates-lists-26) (CEC list index, Hebrew, published updated 2026-09-30)
- S2: [CEC page for the list: ballot name "ביטחון אישי", submitted by "דמוקראטורה: מפלגה להגשמת הציונות וערכי הדמוקראטורה", six candidates headed by Michael Topchiashvili (טופצ'יאשוילי מיכאל); slip נץ / نص, ביטחון אישי / ألأمن الشخصي. Also the IDI-hosted print of the filing (spelled בטחון)](https://www.gov.il/he/pages/demokratura_list27) (CEC list page and ballot slip, Hebrew, Arabic on slip, published 2026-09-08, updated 2026-09-29)
- S3: [Ynet: the CEC approved 38 lists and their letters, including נץ for ביטחון אישי. Used only for approval](https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/s1ibdii5fe) (News report of a CEC decision, Hebrew, published 2026-09-27)
- S4: [Entry for the submitting party (no. 59-900104-7) with three registered goals. A registration form, not an election platform](https://data.gov.il/dataset/justice-miflagot) (Registrar of Parties record, Hebrew, published dataset updated 2026-09-30)
- S5: [Israel Democracy Institute 2026 party page; for this list, only the candidate print](https://www.idi.org.il/policy/parties-and-elections/elections/2026-1/) (Research institute page, Hebrew, published 2026)
- S6: ["דמוקראטורה": public view shows the intro ("there you will find the party platform"), two March 2023 posts and an unrelated 2025 share. Nothing about the 2026 list or its leader. Not authenticated as speaking for the list; not used for positions](https://www.facebook.com/Democrturah/) (Facebook page of the submitting party, Hebrew, published posts 2023-03-22, 2023-03-23)
- S7: Every query and place checked, 2026-09-30 and 2026-10-02, in Hebrew, English, Russian and Arabic (Research log, Several, published n/a)