Integrating women, enlistment and livelihood: How the new Haredi party tries to challenge the mainstream

The new 'Haredi Public' party is opening home meetings and presenting a platform that includes integrating women on its list, a discussion on Haredi enlistment, and livelihood. Researcher Dr. Nochumi Yaffe, who joined the party, explains that the goal is to solve problems in the spirit of the times. The party claims it will be the election surprise and faces intra-sector criticism.

The new 'Haredi Public' party is attempting to challenge the Haredi political mainstream by integrating women on its list, discussing Haredi enlistment in the IDF, and promoting livelihood. This evening (Sunday), the party's home meetings were revealed, in which researcher Dr. Nochumi Yaffe participates, who left a position at Harvard University to join the party. Yaffe explains that the message is to solve problems in the spirit of the times, and that the party will support a broad national government. The party faces intra-sector criticism but claims that there are rabbis who support it, although they fear political repercussions. Yaffe rejects claims that her positions are close to the left and defines herself as center-right. The party's success will be measured not only by passing the electoral threshold but by the number of votes it gathers.