Another example: five years ago, after a trial that had dragged on for over ten years, the Jerusalem district court sentenced former interior minister and Shas Party leader Arie Deri to four years in jail for corruption. ... The declarations of Deri’s innocence were not based on a different..…
But at the time the survey was fielded (October 2014 to May 2015), Haredim generally supported parties that represent the interests of their community, including the Shas party and Yahadut Hatorah (United Torah Judaism). . ... Both Jewish Home and Shas are currently part of Likud’s..…
By comparison with other advanced industrial countries, The share of U.S adults. ..…
Deri, father of eight who was born Morocco, heads Sephardic Torah Guardians party, known as Shas.. ... This is not Aryeh Deri I know, last night, seated alongside Shas, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef.. ..…
During marathon negotiations with potential partners Tuesday, Shlomo Ben Izri, Deri ally, that he wanted to include Shas his government. Deri's resignation, approved yesterday by Yosef and the other members of Shas Council of Torah Scholars, sets Barak on his way... ..…
The work of Shas operatives Israel exemplifies the strategy that has transformed Shas from one-issue, ethnic-based party into in the world of Israeli politics... ... There is desire to wipe Shas off the face of the earth, said David Tal, Shas member of parliament.. ..…
On the left of Netanyahu's coalition sits Ehud Barak's emasculated Labor Party, and whatever moderating potential it may have is counterbalanced by what is, in some ways, the most partner of all, Shas, the ultra- Orthodox party representing Jews of North African and Middle Eastern descent. ... ..…