Efrat Rayten: Government initiatives to lower the cost of living – "Nonsense and baloney"

MK Efrat Rayten (The Democrats) in an interview with 'Today Plus' attacks the government's initiatives to lower the cost of living ahead of the elections, calling them "nonsense and baloney." According to her, the main problem is the housing crisis. She presents her party's platform on issues of equal burden, personal security, education, and the cost of living, and commits to re-anchoring civil rights in legislation.

MK Efrat Rayten, chair of the "Democrats" faction, is interviewed on 'Today Plus' and presents her positions on the key issues on the public agenda ahead of the 2026 elections. Rayten sharply attacks the government's initiatives to lower the cost of living, which she calls "nonsense and baloney," and argues that the main problem is the housing crisis. She proposes steps such as shortening bureaucracy, lowering taxes, investing in the periphery, and building neighborhoods with priority for young people. On the issue of equal burden, she calls for stopping benefits for draft dodgers and restoring the value of "the people's army." On personal security, she supports adding the word "state" to the police ordinance and limiting the power of the Minister of National Security. In education, she emphasizes the importance of investing in core studies and civics from a young age. Rayten commits to working in the next Knesset to strengthen the democratic infrastructure by legislating basic laws for equality, freedom of speech, and social rights.