Religious without a head covering, wears pants and Mizrahi? Bless you - you're in the crosshairs of Religious Zionism

The Religious Zionism party is seeking a candidate to balance its list, after the primaries produced a list identified with the settlements. The desired candidate: a 'lite' national-religious woman, perhaps without a head covering, who wears pants, and is Mizrahi. The goal: to expand the voter base to the urban and moderate public.

The Religious Zionism party is seeking a candidate to balance its list after the primaries produced a list almost entirely identified with the settlements in Judea and Samaria. The party understands that to expand its support base, it needs to add a figure who will appeal to the moderate and urban national-religious public. The desired candidate is a woman with significant public or professional experience, coming from the mainstream of Religious Zionism in cities like Givat Shmuel, Petah Tikva, and Ra'anana. Among the criteria being considered: a symbolic head covering or none at all, wearing pants, and Mizrahi origin. Meanwhile, Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi is marked as a candidate for a senior slot. The stated goal is not to change the party's ideological character, but to present a more diverse list socially, geographically, and stylistically. It is estimated that in the coming weeks, efforts will be intensified to find a candidate, within the framework of the reserved slots available to party chairman Bezalel Smotrich.

Religious without a head covering, wears pants and Mizrahi? Bless you - you're in the crosshairs of Religious Zionism