“I don’t matter to Knesset members,” says Elana Sztokman in a campaign video for the new women’s party she just co-founded.
By Naama Lanski,
By Naama Lanski,
By Emily Schrader,
By Emily Schrader,
In mid-January, Israel’s political parties finalized their lists for what will hopefully be the last general election for a while.
Israelis are heading to the polls in a unique election.
Despite attempts to portray Israel as a progressive country with equal rights and opportunity for all, we still have a way to go to make that a reality.
Despite attempts to portray Israel as a progressive country with equal rights and opportunity for all, we still have a way to go to make that a reality.
The Jewish Home party affirmed its support for women in political leadership roles after a prominent religious Zionist rabbi said politics “is no place for a woman.”
A number of Israeli rabbis have signed a letter criticising the possibility of appointing former Israeli Justice Minister, Ayelet Shaked, as head of the Union of Right-Wing Parties because “women should not be involved in politics”.
New election questionnaire finds women tend to lean to the left in the voting ballots, but when it comes to diplomacy and security, they're more hawkish than men.