Danny Hershtal
Danny Hershtal is the Director of the Yisrael Beiteinu Anglophone Division and headed the party’s English-language campaign in the 2006 elections.Tomorrow Israelis will go to the polls, hopefully in larger numbers than expected, and influence the course of 
Ensure that Yisrael Beiteinu is large enough to accomplish its goals.
Israel’s future. I have become deeply involved with Israeli politics through the Yisrael Beiteinu party. I am the 21st candidate on their list, which means I actually stand a chance of being elected to the next Knesset, but I need your help. I am asking for your support in order to ensure that Yisrael Beiteinu is large enough to accomplish its goals, but also to allow me to contour the party’s efforts. Even if we do not receive 21 mandates, the closer we get, the greater my influence will be.
I will help ensure that the party stands strong against any foreign pressures to surrender land to organizations with links to terrorism, and I will also ensure that the party remains true to its promise to increase the country’s Jewish character by supporting religious-Zionist institutions and promoting rabbis from Tzohar. This will help the Rabbinate return to religious-Zionist hands and reclaim its legitimacy among the religious and non-religious public. I ensure you that an accessible Rabbinate will improve Israel’s Jewish character more than any enforcement of kashrut or Shabbat laws.
Voting lamed for Yisrael Beiteinu may put me in Knesset. A recent Globes poll gave Yisrael Beiteinu the 21 seats it needs to make me your representative. I will work with the Absorption Committee and the Interior Committee to remove many of the hurdles faced by Olim from the West, and increase government co-operation with organizations such as Nefesh B’Nefesh and AMI. As a recent Oleh, I can give this issue unprecedented effort and attention to reduce bureaucracy and eliminate the need for protexia, and lay the groundwork for facilitating further Aliyah.
I will act to restore funding for extension classes so that English-mother-tongue students will be taught at the 
I intend to be open to your queries and publish an in-depth “congressional” newsletter.
appropriate level, and receive help with Hebrew so that they will be integrated more easily into the system. I will ask that certification for professionals be more easily transformed to Israeli certification, so that Olim are not forced to take a step backwards in their careers, or wait endless months to begin a new job. I will help expand general employment opportunities by voting to lower corporate taxes, increase competition and reduce tariffs, so that all Jews can assist in building our land while receiving a salary that allows for a high quality of life.
Also, I intend to be open to your queries and publish an in-depth “congressional” newsletter to bring a more accessible, accountable and effective government. Send me to Knesset and you will see that our community is truly represented for the benefit of new and longtime Israelis.
If you would like more information about the specific policies I intend to advance, or if you have any questions about Yisrael Beiteinu, please feel free to call me at 054-766-3230. I will be hard-pressed to answer e-mails but will be glad to respond to your phone calls.