Former deputy foreign minister Sharren Haskel announced on Wednesday that she is launching a new right-wing political party called Israel First.
The announcement comes one day after Haskel resigned from her position as deputy foreign minister, citing the passing of controversial legislation that froze the arrests of (ultra-Orthodox) draft evaders as her motivation to leave her position.
“The old political order has, to this day, prioritized sectoral interests over our fighters on the front lines,” Haskel said in a statement regarding the party’s launch.
“We are here to ensure that every person who defines themselves as Zionists, who believes in a security, national, and liberal right-wing and refuses to accept compromises at the expense of those who serve, will now know that they have a political home with Israel First,” she added.
This is a developing story.