MK Sharren Haskel Files Urgent Petition to Supreme Court Over Committee Chair's Delay

Sharren Haskel, chair of the Israel Ahead party and Knesset member, submitted an urgent petition to the Supreme Court on Thursday demanding the immediate convening of the Knesset Committee. The petition targets Committee Chair MK Ofir Katz, the Knesset Committee, and the Knesset itself. Haskel seeks to discuss her request to split from the National Right faction (New Hope) and to recognize her as a single-member faction. This move follows the merger of the New Hope faction with Likud, where faction leader Gideon Sa'ar is secured a spot in Likud and other members will run in the party primaries. Haskel refused to join the merger two years ago, publicly stating she would not run with Likud. Earlier this week, she resigned as Deputy Foreign Minister and formally requested the split.

The Knesset is expected to dissolve today, but the Committee has chosen to delay discussion of her request. This delay threatens to nullify Haskel's legal right and create an irreversible situation once the Knesset dissolves. Upon filing the petition, Haskel stated that the Israeli public is tired of political deals and backroom arrangements, criticizing recent rushed legislation as immoral and harmful to taxpayers and those serving in the military. She emphasized that laws must be upheld as the foundation of proper governance and vowed not to allow political deals to dictate the country's future, calling such deals a serious threat to the state's existence.