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Shas
ש״ס · Led by Aryeh Deri · 8 projected seats
Aiming for
Interior & Finance portfoliosIn one paragraph
Sephardic-Haredi movement combining religious traditionalism with social welfare politics for working-class and Mizrahi voters.
The list, who comes with them
Aryeh DeriParty ChairmanTorah world: Non-negotiable funding for yeshivot.
Yaakov MargiWelfare MinisterWelfare: Expanded stipends and elder care.
Michael MalkieliReligious Services MinisterRabbinate: Preserve the Orthodox monopoly on marriage and kashrut.
Moshe ArbelInterior & Health MinisterHealth: Periphery hospitals and drug-basket expansion.Rank on the slip decides who enters the Knesset. 8 projected seats means roughly the top 8 names get in.
Where they stand
Judea & SamariaPragmatic hawk, follows security consensus
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & SecurityBacks the government line
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi EnlistmentTorah study is service; protect exemptions
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
JudiciaryCurb the court that disqualified Deri
Strengthen the courtCurb the court
EconomySubsidies and welfare for the poor
Social spendingFree market
Religion & StateReligious status quo, stronger rabbinate
Civil / pluralistHalachic status quo
Platform pillars
Torah worldFund yeshivot and religious services.
Social safety netFood security, housing aid.
Traditional identityGuard Shabbat and kashrut in the public sphere.
Deri's returnLegislation to restore ministerial eligibility.
History
1984
Founded under Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's authority.
1999
Peak of 17 seats amid Deri's first conviction.
2013
Death of Rabbi Ovadia, generational transition.
2023
Court voids Deri's appointments, fueling the judicial fight.