Adina Bar Shalom to Lead Haredi Women into the Knesset

Adina Bar Shalom, daughter of Rav Ovadia Yosef and accomplished person in her own right,  has announced that she is establishing a new political party that was compete in the upcoming elections, whenever they may be held. The new party is to be called "Bishvil Yisrael", and a number of other known names and personalities are rumored to be involved.
source: Walla News and Kikar
Bar Shalom tried something similar prior to the last elections, but her plans got thwarted when people from Shas pressured her to back down and join a new female directorship of Shas consisting of just her and Yaffa Deri. The board did nothing and after some time of being frustrated she resigned from it and from the Shas party in general. Now she is setting up her own party.
This is a big deal. With Shas struggling as it is, and Adina Bar Shalom pedigree and popularity, her party could hurt Shas to some degree. Her party might or not not pass the minimum threshold, but either way it could still do a lot of damage to Shas. And, Shas will not really be able to attack her the way they did with Eli Yishai last time, being the daughter of Rav Ovadia and all.
This is also a monumental step from the perspective of Haredi women. Yes, there was a Haredi women's party in the last election. They largely failed, but that is only true if the goal was getting into the Knesset at that moment. They were successful at starting a process - one that now has big names attached to it that will, whether this time or next, get some women into the Knesset and get even more women involved in the future.
Either way, the Right side of the political map continues to splinter with more and more parties, ensuring that thousands and thousands of votes will go to waste.
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