Poll: Israel Votes Tuesday. Which Issue Should the Next Knesset Tackle First?

Israelis vote on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, for the 26th Knesset. In interviews with the Bukharian community magazine Menora, published on Bucharim.com, five candidates with Bukharian roots and ties, running on five different lists, named their priorities. Among them were education and programs for at-risk youth, the cost of living, personal security, cutting bureaucracy, wait times for medical care and teaching community heritage in schools.

Which issue should the next Knesset tackle first?

• Education and programs for at-risk youth
• The cost of living, including day care and car costs
• Personal security and policing
• Cutting bureaucracy and moving government services online
• Waiting times for doctors and medical tests
• Teaching Bukharian and other community heritage in schools

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The issue list was translated from Hebrew by Bukharian Jewish Post from the Menora feature on Bucharim.com.

Sources: Bucharim.com / Menora, Dudi Ben Hamo, “The Bukharian voice in the Knesset elections” (Sept. 30, 2026, in Hebrew).