Debbie Nevo (asker) Jan 12, 2014:

Ty, thanks a lot, that's very useful.

Ty Kendall Jan 11, 2014:

Hello Debbie I'm just about to go to bed (so my brain is not at its best, hence why I haven't suggested an answer) but take a look at this:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_hebrew/government_polit...
In particular, Lingopro's proposed translation of "cross-cutting issue".