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Left Attempts to Engineer Collapse of Shas Party to Weaken Israeli Right
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First reported by Srugim · 8 hours ago
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The left-wing media is attempting to portray the Shas party as collapsing to weaken Israel's right-wing bloc, but internal disputes are minor and typical. Despite exaggerated poll claims, Shas remains strong and is expected to hold its seats in upcoming elections.
- 01Left-wing media shifts focus to Shas after failing to split Likud and Religious Zionist parties.
- 02Internal disputes in Shas involve leadership appointment and budget conflicts but affect a small voter segment.
- 03Media exaggerates Shas’s decline, predicting a loss of four seats overnight.
- 04Shas voters often avoid telephone polls, causing underestimation in surveys.
- 05Analyst Shlomo Filber calls the narrative a deliberate attempt to weaken the national camp.
- 06Historically, Shas maintains strong electoral support despite media speculation.
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