Women's Voice is on the ballot, but I couldn't find anything this list has published about what it would do.9
Who is Women's Voice?
Women's Voice, Kol HaNashim in Hebrew, is on the ballot as the letters kuf heh, with a 15-person list headed by Amir Israel Shadmi.123
A list with the same name ran in March 2020, headed by different people, and none of them are on this year's list.61
What has Women's Voice published?
The election committee's page for the list shows the candidates and nothing else. The Israel Democracy Institute's table of this year's parties has no platform for it.15
I searched in Hebrew, English, and Arabic for a platform, a website, an interview, or an official account. The accounts I found with the party's name are from the 2020 campaign, and the leader's personal Facebook profile has nothing public.9
A reporter at the election committee posted a one-line summary of what someone from the list said there. It's a paraphrase, not the party's own words, and it doesn't name who said it, so it isn't counted here.8
Women's Voice'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 Women's Voice say about security and foreign policy?
I couldn't find a stated position on security or foreign policy.9
What does Women's Voice say about accountability for October 7?
On October 7 accountability, I found nothing published.9
What does Women's Voice say about the economy and the cost of living?
I found no position on the economy or the cost of living.9
What every party says about the economy and the cost of living
What does Women's Voice say about housing?
Nothing on housing either.9
What does Women's Voice say about religion and state?
There's nothing published on religion and state that I could find.9
What does Women's Voice say about the judiciary and governance?
On the courts or how government is run, I found nothing published.9
What does Women's Voice say about education?
I found no position on education.9
What does Women's Voice say about health?
Nothing on health either.9
What does Women's Voice say about social welfare, pensions and the elderly?
There's nothing published on welfare, pensions, or the elderly that I could find.9
What every party says about social welfare, pensions and the elderly
What does Women's Voice say about Arab citizens and minorities?
On Arab citizens or minorities, I found nothing published.9
What does Women's Voice say about immigration, absorption and the diaspora?
I found no position on immigration, absorption, or the diaspora.9
What every party says about immigration, absorption and the diaspora
What does Women's Voice say about the environment, energy and transportation?
Nothing on the environment, energy, or transportation either.9
What every party says about the environment, energy and transportation
What Women's Voice puts front and center
I couldn't find anything this list has put front and center, and I'm not carrying over what the 2020 list said.96
What Women's Voice hasn't published
So on all thirteen topics, I couldn't find a stated position in the material I reviewed.9
Sources
Everything above comes from what Women's Voice 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
Women's voice is on the ballot, but I couldn't find anything this list has published about what it would do. 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 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. Women's voice, Kol Hanashim in Hebrew, is on the ballot as the letters Kuf He, with a
Who they are
15-person list headed by Amir Israel Shadmi. A list with the same name ran in March 2020, headed by different people, and none of them are on this year's list. The election committee's page for the list shows the candidates and nothing else. The Israel Democracy Institute's table of
What they've published
this year's party has no platform for it. I searched in Hebrew, English, and Arabic for a platform, a website, an interview, or an official account. The accounts I found with the party's name are from the 2020 campaign, and the leader's personal Facebook profile has nothing public. A reporter at the election committee posted a one-line summary of what someone from the list said there. It's a paraphrase, not the party's own words, and it doesn't name who said it, so it isn't counted here. I could not find a stated position on security or foreign policy.
Security, October 7: no stated position
On October 7th accountability, I found nothing published. I found no position on the economy or the cost of living. Nothing on housing, either.
Economy, Housing, Religion and state: no stated position
There's nothing published on religion and state that I found. I found no position on education. Nothing on health, either. There's nothing published on welfare,
Education, Health, Welfare, Arab citizens: no stated position
pensions, or the elderly that I could find. On Arab citizens or minorities, I found nothing published. I found no position on immigration, absorption, or the diaspora. Nothing on the environment, energy, or
Immigration, Environment, Front and center: no stated position
transportation, either. I couldn't find anything this list has put front and center, and I'm not carrying over what the 2020 list said. So on all 13 topics, I could not find a stated position in the material I reviewed.
What's missing
That's what Women's Voice 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 the election, I will do an attempt to pin an update in the comments. Next is list number 10, Together We Will Succeed, and the full playlist is linked below.
