How a Secular Woman from Tel Aviv Rose to the Top of Israel’s National-Religious Political Bloc
The story of Ayelet Shaked.
August 8, 2019
How a Secular Woman from Tel Aviv Rose to the Top of Israel’s National-Religious Political Bloc
The story of Ayelet Shaked.
After failing to form a government after April’s elections, Israel is getting ready for a second round of voting on September 17. Becoming more significant among the large roster of political players is Ayelet Shaked, newly announced as the leader of the United Right, a combined list of political factions representing Israel’s religious-Zionist community. That in itself is surprising. As Sam Sokol writes, “While women have led Israeli political parties, none has ever risen to the pinnacle of political power in a bloc representing the traditionally patriarchal Orthodox community.” Not only that, but Shaked is herself secular.
August 8, 2019
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