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Pollster Shlomo Filber Warns Shas Party Could Drop to Six Seats Amid Left-Wing Strategy
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 1 day ago
What happened
Pollster Shlomo Filber warns of a left-wing strategy to weaken Israel's right-wing by reducing ultra-Orthodox voter turnout, aiming to cut Shas party seats to six through internal divisions and fringe parties. He also accuses some ultra-Orthodox figures of collaborating with these efforts for money, harming their own political bloc.
- 01Shlomo Filber exposes a left-wing plan to weaken the right-wing bloc by targeting ultra-Orthodox voters.
- 02The strategy involves suppressing ultra-Orthodox turnout via internal conflicts and fringe parties.
- 03A key goal is to reduce Shas party seats to six in upcoming elections.
- 04This campaign is heavily funded and uses extensive PR within the ultra-Orthodox community.
- 05Filber criticizes some ultra-Orthodox collaborators who harm their own camp for financial gain.
- 06The warnings highlight a strategic battle over ultra-Orthodox political influence in Israel.
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