Yisrael Beiteinu

Hebrew: ישראל ביתנו (“Israel Our Home”) · Founded: 1999 · Leader: Avigdor Lieberman

Base is largely secular, Russian-speaking immigrants (see glossary: Aliyah). Hawkish on security, economically liberal/free-market, and militantly secular — Lieberman’s hard line against Haredi draft exemptions (including a proposal to revoke voting rights for draft evaders) has made the party punch above its seat count in coalition leverage.

• Polling: roughly 9–11 seats.
• Platform notes: supports a possible Jordanian-Palestinian confederation model; opposes West Bank annexation.
• Part of the anti-Netanyahu camp, but Lieberman rejects sitting with Arab parties or the Haredi parties, and has ruled out Netanyahu personally — though he has said a post-Netanyahu Likud could be a future partner.