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Israel First (Haskel) ישראל תחילה

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Leader
Sharren Haskel, MK (elected on New Hope); Israel First chairwoman; ranked 1 [source, 2026-09-07]
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
Filed with the CEC on 2026-09-07; 12 candidates as submitted to the Central Elections Committee; not yet certified (CEC approval of lists due 2026-09-27). Ballot name: ישראל תחילה - בראשות שרן השכל.
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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 as filed with the Central Elections Committee (CEC list page, 2026-09-07). Lists are as submitted and not yet certified; the CEC is due to approve lists on 27 September 2026. 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.

  1. Sharren Haskel השכל שרן מרים [source, 2026-09-07]
  2. Roi Chaim Dnino † דנינו רועי חיים [source, 2026-09-07]
  3. Nir Yoftero † יופטרו ניר [source, 2026-09-07]
  4. Wael Mograbi † מוגרבי ואיל [source, 2026-09-07]
  5. Amit Adi Feder † פדר עמית עדי [source, 2026-09-07]
  6. Tomer Yitzchak Brook † ברוק תומר יצחק [source, 2026-09-07]
  7. Harry Jack Rosenberg † רוזענבערג הארי ג'ק [source, 2026-09-07]
  8. Pinchas Bino † בינו פנחס [source, 2026-09-07]
  9. Kfir Levy † לוי כפיר [source, 2026-09-07]
  10. Alon Mengistu † מנגסטו אלון [source, 2026-09-07]
  11. Daniel Alejandro Farkas † פרקס דניאל אלחנדרו [source, 2026-09-07]
  12. Adir Fahlbeni † פהלבני אדיר [source, 2026-09-07]

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