Former prime minister Naftali Bennett met with 30 leaders of Israeli women’s organizations on Sunday as part of his election campaign, he announced on X/Twitter.
He met with the leaders to help shape the Together Party’s policy on women, which he said would be spearheaded by MK Meirav Cohen and Liran Avisar Ben Horin.
He criticized the current government’s policies toward women, claiming that its recent legislative blitz had “deliberately harmed” them.
“The past four years have been years of darkness and chaos,” Bennett said.
Bennett contrasted the current government’s record with that of his own, noting that his government included more female ministers and directors-general than any previous government in Israel’s history.
Bennett's government set record for women in senior roles
“A record then, compared with the low point we are seeing now,” he said. “This is a government that tells women: ‘No, you can’t!’”
Bennett also cited a troubling statistic, saying that the number of women killed because of their gender reached a record high this year and is expected to double within two years.
Bennett pledged that his government would act firmly and professionally, using “the tools available to the state” to combat violence against women.
In his statement, he also pledged to “repeal laws that discriminate against and exclude women” and to “transform early childhood education to reduce the economic and professional price paid by mothers.” He also vowed to “establish a dedicated body for reservists’ families.”
“And with God’s help,” he said, “we will break our own record for women’s representation in every center of decision-making.”
“We will fix this too, together,” he concluded.