by Deborah Danan
8 Jan 2019
Breitbart
TEL AVIV – The new party formed by Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked announced on Tuesday that activist Shirley Pinto will be joining the New Right party’s list as the first-ever deaf Knesset candidate.
Pinto, 30, is a co-founder of the Israeli Center for Deaf Studies, studied law and taught sign language interpretation at Bar-Ilan University. She served as a project officer in a volunteer capacity in the air force and earned the presidential award for excellence.
“I’m happy and excited to announce that I joined the New Right,” Pinto said. “I will continue to act with all my might, as I have in the past, to help people with disabilities in Israel and to be their representative in the Knesset, with a goal to turn Israel into a more accessible, egalitarian and accepting society.”
Source: www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2019/01/08/first-ever-deaf-knesset-candidate-joins-new-right/
