Bennett's B'Yachad Party Adds Four Women To Knesset Slate
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has added four women to his B'Yachad party's Knesset slate, resulting in a female majority on the list. The new candidates bring diverse professional backgrounds in law, AI, diplomacy, and social entrepreneurship.
Why it matters
The composition of political party lists significantly influences legislative priorities and representation in the Israeli parliamentary system.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Tuesday unveiled four new candidates joining the B'Yachad ("Together") party's list for the next Knesset election, bringing the total number of women on the slate to 17 and giving women a majority of the party's candidates.
The new additions are attorney and AI entrepreneur Orly Harel, B'Yachad CEO Bruria Naim Erman, former head of Israel's Economic Mission in China Esti Ayalon Kovo, and social entrepreneur and philanthropist Olessia Kantor.
Harel, who heads B'Yachad's Women's Branch, is a lawyer and entrepreneur specializing in generative artificial intelligence and healthcare. A former Likud activist who founded the Likud Women's Forum in Jerusalem, she was previously recognized by The Jerusalem Post as one of the world's 100 most influential Jewish women.
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