Sharren Haskel says Israel First party will unite Zionist right, reject extremists
Former New Hope lawmaker Sharren Haskel’s newly founded party, Israel First, will likely not sit with Arab parties or the far-left Democrats Party after the Oct. 27 national election, she told JNS on Monday. Haskel…
Assessment
A new political faction is trying to carve out a bloc that excludes both Arab and far-left parties while also refusing to rely on ultra-Orthodox coalition partners. This positioning suggests Haskel believes the traditional right-religious coalition is no longer viable or desirable for the post-Oct. 27 landscape. The key question is whether a centrist Zionist grouping can attract enough voters to shift coalition math without the ultra-Orthodox, or if this is primarily a messaging exercise ahead of negotiations.