page_title: Telem (2019 political party)
section_title: Party goals
hierarchical_section_title: Telem (2019 political party) / Party goals
caption_attribution_description: English: Logo present on the website of Moshe Ya'alon's Telem Party.
context_page_description: Telem is a centre-right political party in Israel. The party was formed by former Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon and registered on 2 January 2019 in order to contest the April 2019 Knesset elections. It subsequently joined the Blue & White alliance. Yesh Atid and the party left the alliance on 29 March 2020 and formed an independent faction in the Knesset called Yesh Atid-Telem.
context_section_description: The party's goals as laid out by its registration papers are:
  Strengthening and fortifying the State of Israel in the Land of Israel as a Jewish, democratic, secure, prosperous and moral state, while fostering Jewish-Zionist education and values and electing honest leadership committed to the welfare of the State and its citizens irrespective of religion, race, sex or gender.
  Ensuring the sovereignty and security of the State of Israel and the security of all its citizens. The party will strive to achieve true peace between the State of Israel and its neighbors.
  Supporting a free and open economy.
  Working to improve the development of the state's infrastructure and services and the welfare of the country's citizens and to reduce bureaucracy and regulation for the welfare of the citizens of Israel in all areas of life: health, education, housing, transportation, national infrastructure, settlement, agriculture, welfare, personal security and industry.
  Acting to redetermine national priorities in planning and financing, while maximizing the utilization of national resources and working to meet goals.
  Cultivating culture and sports in an egalitarian and representative manner, giving priority to the allocation of resources and investment in populations with disabilities, elderly and the youth.
  The party puts a big emphasis on increasing settlement in Israel's disputed areas. During a visit to the West Bank settlement Leshem, The party's leader Moshe Ya'alon said: "It is our right to settle in the entire land of Israel".
caption: Alternative logo introduced in late 2019.
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