Israel: Another Political bombshell - Noam Shalit to run for Knesset under Labor Party
Source (Translated from Hebrew): Noam Shalit Will Run for Knesset
After Yair Lapid, today’s political bombshell has arrived: Noam Shalit informed Labor Party chairwoman Shelly Yehimovich this morning (Monday) that he intends to run for a spot on the Party’s list for the next Knesset. The father of the abducted soldier Gilad Shalit said that he wishes to serve the public after several years of grueling public campaigning.
Yehimovich congratulated Shalit’s decision and said that “the struggle of Noam and his family towards freeing Gilad became a struggle for the values of Israeli society, and a shining example of constrained and moral public campaign.” According to the Labor chairwoman, “all of Israeli society unified in this struggle over joint values. Noam has been a Labor party person for many years, and I am convinced that his contribution to the Labor party as a Knesset member will be significant”.