Israel First

Hebrew: ישראל תחילה · Founded: mid-July 2026, after Sharren Haskel resigned as Deputy Foreign Minister (July 14, 2026), calling the law behind her resignation “morally wrong” and something that “harms national security.” The law itself is a temporary bar (through November 30, 2026, passed 58–54) on arresting or prosecuting Haredi men who don’t report for the draft; Haskel and other critics describe it as a “freeze on arrests of draft evaders,” while its authors and Haredi-sector supporters frame it as restoring longstanding exemption practice rather than a new evasion loophole — both are characterizations, not settled fact.

• Ideology: hawkish on security, free-market economically, “Zionist unity” framing that excludes both the Haredi parties and Arab parties.
• Polling: far below threshold, roughly 0.6%. Third-bloc consolidation pressure is well documented in coverage, though no source specifically confirms Israel First is in merger talks — treat “expected to merge” as a reasonable inference from the wider pattern, not a reported fact about this party specifically.