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Shas

Shas is an Israeli Haredi religious party founded in 1984 to represent Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews, led since 2013 by Aryeh Deri, with Yitzhak Yosef as spiritual leader since 2022.

Website
shas.org.il
Political position

Right · Where sources place the party
Wikipedia: fiscal centre-left, social right-wing (Shas)
Ideology: populism, social conservatism, religious conservatism, Haredi interests

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Wikipedia places it centre-left on fiscal questions and right-wing on social ones. It holds 11 of the 120 Knesset seats and is named among the parties in the 2026 Israeli legislative election of 27 October.

History

Shas was established in 1984 as a Haredi party, splitting from Agudat Yisrael, with Rabbi Ovadia Yosef as its spiritual leader until 2013 and Rabbi Elazar Shach among its founders. It aimed to represent Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews. Aryeh Deri has led it since 2013 and Yitzhak Yosef has been spiritual leader since 2022. It won 9 seats in 2020, 9 in 2021, when it sat in opposition, and 11 seats (8.24%) in 2022.

Positions

Wikipedia describes Shas as combining populism, social conservatism and religious conservatism with the interests of Haredi voters, placing it centre-left on fiscal matters and right-wing on social ones. It draws its support mainly from Sephardic and Mizrahi communities and defends religious institutions and welfare for its voters.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia · Wikipedia

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Israeli Legislative Election Winner 2026

OutcomeLeft – RightProbability
YasharCentre-right51%
LikudRight49%
TogetherCentre-right1%
The DemocratsCentre-left<1%
Otzma YehuditFar right<1%
ShasRight<1%

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