Israel First (Haskel) ישראל תחילה
- Leader
- Sharren Haskel, MK (elected on New Hope); Israel First chairwoman; ranked 1 [source, September 7, 2026]
- Bloc
- Unaligned
- Founded
- Launched July 2026 by MK Sharren Haskel after New Hope's merger into Likud (Jerusalem Post, https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/art..., 2026-07-15)
- Seats, 25th Knesset
- Status 2026
- Filed 2026-09-07; polling below the threshold. Haskel said the party will stay in the race through election day (Israel National News, 2026-09-07).
- List Status
- Approved by the Central Elections Committee plenum on 2026-09-27; 12 candidates as of the CEC page last updated 2026-09-29. Ballot letters: י. Ballot name: ישראל תחילה בראשות שרן השכל.
- MEF Poll Average
- (below threshold in most polls); range to across 0 polls in the window
Background
Haskel, a former deputy foreign minister, founded Israel First in July 2026, pitching it as a bridge that could let Netanyahu's bloc and the opposition form a broad Zionist coalition without Haredi or Arab parties (Jerusalem Post, https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/art..., 2026-07-29).
Knesset List
Order and Hebrew names from the Central Elections Committee (CEC list page, 2026-09-29). Lists are as approved by the CEC plenum on September 27, 2026, with candidate resignations recorded since; ballot letters: י. Party of record in brackets for joint lists. † marks names whose English spelling is transliterated from the filing rather than taken from English-language press.
- Sharren Haskel השכל שרן מרים [source, September 29, 2026]
- Roi Chaim Dnino † דנינו רועי חיים [source, September 29, 2026]
- Nir Yoftero † יופטרו ניר [source, September 29, 2026]
- Wael Mograbi † מוגרבי ואיל [source, September 29, 2026]
- Amit Adi Feder † פדר עמית עדי [source, September 29, 2026]
- Tomer Yitzchak Brook † ברוק תומר יצחק [source, September 29, 2026]
- Harry Jack Rosenberg † רוזענבערג הארי ג'ק [source, September 29, 2026]
- Pinchas Bino † בינו פנחס [source, September 29, 2026]
- Kfir Levy † לוי כפיר [source, September 29, 2026]
- Alon Mengistu † מנגסטו אלון [source, September 29, 2026]
- Daniel Alejandro Farkas † פרקס דניאל אלחנדרו [source, September 29, 2026]
- Adir Fahlbeni † פהלבני אדיר [source, September 29, 2026]
Platform and Positions
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Recent Moves
- 2026-09-07: Candidate list filed with the Central Elections Committee (12 names) [source, September 7, 2026]
What MEF Has Published
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Not Verified
- Bloc assignment: Haskel has said she would sit with either bloc; listed as unaligned.