Shas Chairman Deri Calls Crossing Election Threshold A Miracle
Translated & summarized from Channel 13 by baba
Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri stated that his party's success in crossing the electoral threshold was a "miracle" after they dropped from 11 to 6 Knesset seats. The party held its first faction meeting since the elections, beginning with a psalm of thanksgiving.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri called crossing the electoral threshold a "miracle."
- The Shas party secured only 6 Knesset seats, down from 11 previously.
- Deri attended his party's first faction meeting since the elections.
- The meeting began with a psalm of thanksgiving.
Shas party chairman Aryeh Deri appeared publicly for the first time since the recent elections, attending a faction meeting. The meeting began with the recitation of a psalm of thanksgiving, reflecting the party's significant drop in Knesset seats from 11 in the previous term to just 6 in the current one. Deri described the party's success in crossing the electoral threshold as a "miracle."
The Shas party experienced a considerable decline in its electoral support, securing only 6 seats in the latest Knesset elections compared to 11 in the previous one. This outcome has led to internal reflection within the party, with its leader attributing their survival in the Knesset to divine intervention.
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