Sharan Haskel: 'I stand behind my affidavit. My faction members treated me despicably'

MK Sharan Haskel, in an interview with the podcast '120 and One', says she stands behind her affidavit to the High Court regarding the vote on the State Comptroller, but cannot comment due to a commitment to the police. She describes disappointment with her faction members' behavior, discusses her new party aiming for a Zionist government without Haredim, and the possibility of joining forces with Arad and Edelstein.

MK Sharan Haskel, who recently resigned as Deputy Foreign Minister and left the New Hope party, is interviewed on ynet's podcast '120 and One' and responds to the uproar surrounding her affidavit to the High Court regarding the vote on the identity of the State Comptroller. Haskel says she stands behind everything she said and signed, but cannot comment in detail due to a commitment she signed with the police prohibiting her from sharing details of her testimony, for fear of obstructing the investigation. She describes disappointment with her faction members' behavior, who she says treated her 'despicably', and expresses hope that soon she will be able to refute what she calls 'fake' attempts to defame her. In the interview, she discusses the background to her resignation, including her fight against the Haredi draft exemption law, and the decision to join the coalition with Netanyahu during the war, in exchange for a promise of a hostage deal. She addresses the possibility of joining forces with Gilad Arad and Yuli Edelstein, but says that if they insist on their conditions, there will be no alliance. She also talks about her new party, which aims to establish a Zionist government without relying on the Haredim.