Behind the scenes of the Haredi sector: The women who seek to change everything

An opinion piece about the placement of two women in the top five of the new Haredi party "Hatzibur Haharedi". The activists describe a prolonged struggle involving boycotts and harm to livelihoods, and identify a shift in the Haredi street. They criticize the existing Haredi leadership and call for the integration of Haredi society in Israel.

An opinion piece by Shir Lee Golan in Maariv deals with the integration of Haredi women in politics, following the placement of two women in the top five of the new Haredi party "Hatzibur Haharedi". The article brings the voices of veteran activists, including Esti Shoshan, Feyni Soknik, and Efrat Shokron, who describe a struggle of over a decade involving boycotts, harm to livelihoods, and humiliations. They note that over 26,000 people participated in mock primaries to form a list of Haredi women, and that the Haredi grassroots are ready for change. The activists criticize the Shas and United Torah Judaism parties, which did not place women, and the existing Haredi leadership, which they call a "dictatorship". Shoshan calls on the secular public to support the change and show solidarity with Haredim who want integration.