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Liron Shalish

Firebrand Israeli politician Stav Shaffir stands with Yitzhak Herzog, the chairman of Israel's Labor Party and fellow member of the Israeli parliament.

You’ve heard of hope and change, but you probably haven’t heard its new Israeli messenger

Global Politics

Stav Shaffir once wrote guidebooks and studied music. Now she’s a history-making politician known for her anti-corruption campaigning and scathing attacks on the Israeli right. Can she bring the “politics of hope” to Israel?