The security official, the ministers and the CEO: The women at the top of the lists

Channel 14's reporter on the day of the 26th Knesset elections surveys women placed in the top five spots on nine lists that pass the electoral threshold. Among those mentioned: Miri Regev (Likud), Tally Gotliv (Otzma Yehudit), Orit Strock (Religious Zionism-Identity), Orit Farkash-Hacohen (Yashar), Keren Turner (Beyachad), Naama Lazimi (The Democrats), Talia Lenkari (Yisrael Beiteinu), Iman Khatib-Yasin (Ra'am), and Faten Jattas (The Joint List).

A Channel 14 reporter on the day of the 26th Knesset elections, taking place today (Tuesday, October 27, 2026), surveys the placement of women on nine of the eleven lists that pass the electoral threshold according to the channel's latest poll. On each of these lists, a woman is placed among the top five spots. On Likud, Minister Miri Regev, a reserve brigadier general and Minister of Transportation, is placed fifth. On Otzma Yehudit, MK Tally Gotliv, who moved from Likud, is placed second. On Religious Zionism-Identity, Minister Orit Strock, Minister of Settlement, is placed third. On Yashar, former minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen is placed third. On Beyachad, Keren Turner, former director general of the Ministry of Transportation and Finance, is placed third. On The Democrats, MK Naama Lazimi is placed second. On Yisrael Beiteinu, reserve colonel Talia Lenkari, former head of the Home Front Command, is placed third. On Ra'am, MK Iman Khatib-Yasin is placed fifth, and on The Joint List, Faten Jattas is placed fourth. Shas and United Torah Judaism do not field women, as is customary in the Haredi parties.