Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026The new Haredi Public party has appointed Dr. Nechumi Yaffe, a political psychologist and former adviser on ultra-Orthodox affairs at the National Security Council. Recent polls suggest the party is unlikely to clear the electoral thresholdShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYael Freidsonand Aaron RabinowitzSeptember 08, 2026Dr. Nechumi Yaffe will become the first woman to run for the Knesset on an ultra-Orthodox party's slate after the Haredi Public placed her second on its ticket, the party announced Monday.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ShasUltra-OrthodoxKnessetIsraeli politicsIsraeli electionsWomen's rightsUnited Torah JudaismCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Iran-U.S.EisenkotAfDBen-GvirHadashIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael's High Court Weighs Legality of Voter-tracking Apps Ahead of ElectionCovenant Emerges From Stealth With Plans for Low-cost Cruise MissilesIsrael's Response to U.K. Settlement Sanctions Is a Media-hyped NothingburgerSeveral European Countries Say Settlement Trade Restrictions Hinge on EU ActionNew Poll: Vance Struggles to Win GOP Jewish Support Despite Outreach EffortsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionWhat Did Netanyahu Really Do on the Morning of October 7?Netanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?