Sephardic-Haredi movement combining religious traditionalism with social welfare politics for working-class and Mizrahi voters.
The list, who comes with them
How this list is picked. Shas holds no primary. The list is set by the party's rabbinical leadership.
Aryeh DeriParty Chairman→
Yinon AzoulayMK→
Michael MalkieliMK, former Religious Services Minister→
Yoav Ben-TzurMK, former minister→
Haim BitonMK, former minister in the Education Ministry→
Dror AmosChairman of the Haifa Religious Council→
Moshe AbutbulMK, former Beit Shemesh mayor→
Uriel BusoMK, former Health Minister→
Yossi TaiebMK→
Yoni MishrikiMK, Health Committee chair→Show 20 more namesShow fewer
Yossi IlantanovPrincipal of the Beit Yosef Talmud Torah, Holon→
Erez MalulMK, lawyer→
Simon MoshiashviliFormer MK, lawyer→Uriel CohenCandidate→
Yaakov TzadkaCandidate→
Rafael NemaniNetanya city councillor→Moshe Ben NaimCandidate→Eran RefaelCandidate→Binyamin AsherCandidate→Netanel Mor YosefCandidate→
Yehuda ButbulCandidate→
Yossi KakonMayor of Safed→Elhanan ZevulunDeputy mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo→Yitzhak ElmalehCandidate→Netanel ElfalasCandidate→Avi AmsalemDeputy mayor of Ashdod→Rafael CohenCandidate→Oren GabayNetanya city councillor→Shlomo ElhararBnei Brak city councillor→Haim SavarliHead of the Shas list in Holon→Rank on the slip decides who enters the Knesset. At 8 projected seats, roughly the top 8 names get in.
Where they stand
Judea & SamariaPragmatic hawk, follows security consensus
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & SecurityChampioned the hostage deal as a great achievement↗
Deal & disengagementFull military control
EducationDefends full funding for Torah schools, resists core-study conditions↗
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Nation & CitizenshipBacked the Nation-State Law, wants Law of Return narrowed↗
Equal citizenshipJewish national state