ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Michal Diamant, the granddaughter of former Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir, will join Gideon Sa'ar's New Hope party, the party announced Saturday.Diamant is a lawyer with 12 years of experience and is a member of the board of the Association for the Commemoration of the Heritage of Israeli Freedom Fighters (Lehi)Diamant said that it is part of her "worldview, that the role of the Prime Minister of the State of Israel should be driven by principles and ideology and not just political considerations. When my grandfather was asked who he thought should serve as prime minister after Netanyahu, he replied that it is important that it would one who maintained their integrity even after they win the coveted position of prime minister in the Jewish state."Sa'ar stated that, "Michal Diamant is a woman with a clear worldview, who deeply understands the importance of the unity of the people, as a value and foundation of our national strength. She is joining the Tikva Hadasha, the New Hope team for the 24th Knesset, and will link up with the team preparing New Hope’s judicial system reforms, and focus on promoting the issue of civil rights in the legal process.”