Naftali Bennett adds four women to party slate in push for greater representation

Naftali Bennett has added four new women candidates to his Yamina party’s electoral list ahead of the upcoming Knesset elections, drawing from backgrounds in management, technology, diplomacy and social entrepreneurship. The move significantly increases female representation within the party, which now has 17 women candidates overall on its slate. Bennett declared that “together we will fix it,” signalling the party’s commitment to gender diversity in its parliamentary representation. The addition of these four candidates reflects broader efforts by Israeli political parties to improve women’s participation in government, a topic that has gained increasing prominence in recent election cycles. Bennett’s party has positioned itself as a centrist alternative in Israeli politics, and the enhanced representation of women candidates aligns with this positioning as it seeks to appeal to a broader cross-section of Israeli voters ahead of polling day.

Source: Maariv — Original article in Hebrew.