Oz Party

Oz defines its platform around three core principles, which it describes as interconnected responses to Israel’s domestic, regional, and ideological challenges.

The party’s first principle is the pursuit of peace based on Arab and Palestinian acceptance of Zionism. According to Oz’s stated position, the central obstacle to resolving the Israeli–Palestinian conflict is not territorial disputes but the continued rejection by Palestinian political movements of Jewish national self-determination in any part of the land. Oz argues that durable peace can only emerge if this rejection is replaced by recognition of Israel as the sovereign nation-state of the Jewish people. The party promotes what it terms “Arab Zionism,” defined as acceptance of Jewish sovereignty alongside Arab self-determination, and rejects the Palestinian demand for a “right of return” to Israel proper, which it views as incompatible with Jewish sovereignty.

The second pillar of the Oz platform concerns public services and civic obligation. The party maintains that a functioning welfare state depends on solidarity and shared responsibility among citizens. In the Israeli context, Oz identifies military service as the primary expression of such responsibility as long as Israel remains under external threat. The party advocates universal conscription into the Israel Defense Forces for all citizens at age 18, including Jews and Arabs, men and women, and secular, religious, and ultra-Orthodox Israelis. Under this framework, eligibility for state-funded public services such as education, healthcare, and welfare would be contingent on fulfillment of military service obligations, with equal benefits extended to those who serve and their families.

The third principle articulated by Oz is the completion of what it calls the “Zionist revolution”, defined as a transition from a diasporic or exile mentality to full sovereign conduct. The party argues that patterns developed during centuries of Jewish life without sovereignty continue to shape Israeli political behavior in ways that are ill-suited to statehood. Oz applies this concept across several policy areas, including governance, religion and state, education, and national planning. Among its positions are strengthening the Knesset as Israel’s supreme sovereign authority, reducing the political power of unelected institutions, ending state funding for religious services, and establishing Hebrew-based public education as the common civic foundation for all citizens.

Oz does not formally align itself with Israel’s traditional political blocs and describes its approach as combining elements commonly associated with both left-wing and right-wing positions. Since its founding, the party has focused on public engagement, policy discussions, and media appearances rather than electoral performance, and as of early 2026, it has not yet contested a national election.

The Oz Party positions itself as an ideological movement aimed at reshaping Israeli political discourse by prioritizing long-term national vision, civic responsibility, and sovereign self-confidence over personality-driven politics or sectoral interests.