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.7
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.23
What has Personal Security published?
The election committee page has the name, the letters and the candidates, and nothing else.2
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.7
Demokratura's Facebook page says its platform is there, but its public posts are from 2023 and don't mention this list.6
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.4
Personal Security'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 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.27
What does Personal Security say about accountability for October 7?
I couldn't find a stated position on October 7 accountability.7
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.7
What every party says about the economy and the cost of living
What does Personal Security say about housing?
I found no position on housing.7
What does Personal Security say about religion and state?
Nothing on religion and state either.7
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.47
What does Personal Security say about education?
I couldn't find a stated position on education.7
What does Personal Security say about health?
On health, I found nothing published.7
What does Personal Security say about social welfare, pensions and the elderly?
I found no position on welfare, pensions, or the elderly.7
What every party says about social welfare, pensions and the elderly
What does Personal Security say about Arab citizens and minorities?
Nothing on Arab citizens or minorities either.7
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.7
What every party says about immigration, absorption and the diaspora
What does Personal Security say about the environment, energy and transportation?
On the environment, energy, or transportation, I found nothing published.7
What every party says about the environment, energy and transportation
What Personal Security puts front and center
Apart from its name, I couldn't find anything this list has put front and center.7
What Personal Security hasn't published
So on all thirteen topics, I couldn't find a stated position in the material I reviewed.7
Sources
Everything above comes from what Personal Security 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
For the list's personal security, I couldn't find a platform, a website, a statement, or an interview in the material I reviewed. Here is where I looked. This is Close Read, and this is a series about what Israel's parties are promising to do in their own published words for English-speaking voters ahead of the October 27th election. One party per episode. I only use that the party itself has 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, then that is the episode. Personal security, B'tachon Ishi in Hebrew, runs under the ballot letters Nun Tzadi,
Who they are
with six candidates. It was filed by a registered party called Demokratora. The election committee has the name, the letters, and the candidates, but nothing else.
What they've published
I searched in Hebrew, English, Russian, and Arabic for the list and its leader, and on YouTube, and I didn't find a website, a social media account, an interview, or a press statement. Demokratora's Facebook page says its platform is there, but its public posts are from 2023, and don't mention this list. The one other record is Demokratora's entry with the register of parties. It lists three goals. Changing the electoral system, a new constitution, and in its words, quote, changes in all of Israel's systems, end quote. That's a registration form, not a platform for this election. I couldn't find a stated position on security or foreign policy.
In Hebrew, the name personal security
Security and foreign policy
usually means safety from crime, but the list hasn't explained it. I couldn't find a stated position on October 7th, accountability. On the economy or the cost of living, I
October 7, Economy, Housing: no stated position
found nothing published. I found no position on housing. Nothing on religion or state either. I couldn't find a stated position on the courts or how government is run, apart from
Religion and state, Courts and governance, Education: no stated position
the registration goals I mentioned above. I couldn't find a stated position on education. On health, I found nothing published. I found no position on welfare, pensions, or the elderly.
Health, Welfare, Arab citizens, Immigration: no stated position
Nothing on Arab citizens or minorities either. There's nothing published on immigration, absorption, or the diaspora that I could find. On the environment, energy, or transportation, I found nothing published.
Environment, Front and center: no stated position
Apart from its name, I couldn't find anything this list has put front and center. So, on all 13 topics, I couldn't find a stated position in the material I reviewed.
What's missing
That's what personal security 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 anything before October 27th, I'll put an update in the comments. Next is list number 28, Black Color, Shield of the Torah World. 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 on Patreon at patreon.com slash thecloseread, linked in the description.
