Shas Faces Internal Crisis as Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef Rejects Aryeh Deri’s Compromise
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First reported by Channel 13 · 14 hours ago
What happened
Shas party leader Aryeh Deri and Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef are in a dispute over leadership and political direction, complicating the party's election campaign amid internal and external pressures. Rabbi Yosef demands full control of the Council of Torah Sages and criticizes Deri’s policies, while Deri rejects these demands. The party faces challenges from declining support and potential competition from former leader Eli Yishai.
- 01Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef demands to lead Shas’s Council of Torah Sages; Deri refuses.
- 02The dispute includes political disagreements over the military exemption law.
- 03Rabbi Yosef criticizes Deri’s government participation and calls for early elections.
- 04Shas struggles with declining polls and internal divisions ahead of elections.
- 05Former leader Eli Yishai may return with a rival party targeting Shas voters.
- 06Tomorrow’s campaign conference will test if reconciliation is possible.
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