“I remember when I was very young, perhaps 8-years old, I saw a debate between Shimon Peres and Yitzchak Shamir and I really liked Shamir. So I think since then, even though I was just a child, I've considered myself right-wing.”

Israeli former politician, activist, and software engineer

Ayelet Shaked is an Israeli former politician, activist, and software engineer. She was active in national politics from 2013 to 2021, serving in the Knesset and later as Minister of Justice and Minister of Interior. She represented The Jewish Home, then helped found the New Right, and also led the now defunct right-wing alliance Yamina. Though she served in a religious party, she identified as a secularist. Her public life is tied to Israeli politics and the debates around it, especially during her years in government and parliament.