Shinui's Principles (the party's own published English statement of principles)

SHINUI is a democratic, secular, Liberal, Zionist, peace-seeking party.
A Secular State — Shinui fights against religious coercion and for a secular state with room for all opinions and beliefs. Extortion and exploitation of the public treasury for religious purposes have to end. The ultra-Orthodox establishment is a threat to the orderly administration of a free society and to the individual freedom that characterizes a democratic state. Attempts to turn Israel into a state based on Halacha (Jewish religious law) endanger our future. We seek to separate state and religion, while preserving the country's Zionist character.
The Peace Process — Shinui supports the peace process. However, Arafat is not a partner for peace, and negotiations have to be conducted with moderate Palestinians. The cessation of terror is an indispensable condition for progress … Israel will not evacuate settlement blocs, and these will be integrated within Israel's borders. … A Palestinian state will be established only after the Palestinians renounce their right to return.
A Free-Market Economy — We represent the middle classes, that are the backbone of Israeli society. … A reduction in taxes will free up investment funds … The rate of privatization has to be accelerated and the state must relinquish its heavy involvement in the business sector. … we unreservedly support a free market economy …
Civil Rights — Shinui believes that every citizen is entitled to decide what to believe, what to eat, what and where to buy, when and where to travel, where to go for entertainment, whom and how to marry, and how to be buried. Freedom of expression and freedom of association are the cornerstones of democratic life.
Equality For Gays — Shinui upholds the struggle of the homosexual-lesbian community against all discrimination based on sexual orientation and for equal rights of single-sex couples, including the right to adopt children.