Shirel (Lalom) Nahir

Shirel (Lalom) Nahir, 26, is married and a mother of three. She holds a bachelor's degree in communications. She began her public work in Zehut Youth, where she held youth leadership roles during the two years preceding the 2019 election. She later pursued a mission in journalism and held several positions at Channel 14 News, most notably serving as the news company's correspondent for Judea and Samaria.

As a journalist, she produced in-depth investigations and courageous reports, including reports critical of powerful state bodies. These included an exposé on political bias in the IDF Spokesperson's Unit and coverage of what she described as unjust action by the Israel Security Agency against pioneers in the settlements immediately after October 7, including weapon confiscations and administrative detention without trial. The issue was exposed through clear recordings following a dispute between a police officer and the agency. She also stood with residents of outposts threatened with evacuation, including in the face of opposition from the settlement establishment itself.

In her news coverage, she repeatedly challenged claims of "settler violence" and exposed what she described as the methods and falsehoods of the European left and Israeli anarchists operating in the field.

"At the center of my work in Zehut, I want to re-examine land and communities in the State of Israel, reduce state interference in a citizen's use of privately owned land, and at the same time strengthen communities and transfer authority from the state to the community. It is time to lower housing prices, especially for young Israelis returning from the battlefield to an economic reality that does not allow them to build a home.

"By the time struggles reach the media, they are already at the firefighting stage. A confused State of Israel deals with fires and power struggles instead of solving underlying problems. When politicians finally notice biased IDF Spokesperson briefings against settlers and issue statements after a serious investigation is published, I absorb the fire as the reporter, but no one proposes solutions. Zehut's return to politics restores my hope that these problems can be solved at their roots. The people of Israel need this leadership."