Shas
Sign in to saveShas () is a Haredi religious political party in Israel. Founded in 1984 by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, a former Israeli Sephardi chief rabbi, who remained its spiritual leader until his death in October 2013,
Key facts
- Political party.foundation
- 1984
- Political party.headquarters
- Jerusalem
- Political party.international
- World Zionist Organization
- Political party.country
- Israel
- Political party.split
- Agudat Yisrael
- Political party.name
- Shas
- Political party.native_name
- ש״ס
- Political party.logo
- Shas logo.svgclass=skin-invert
- Political party.logo_size
- 125
- Political party.leader
- Aryeh Deri
- Political party.leader1_title
- Spiritual Leader
- Political party.leader1_name
- Vacant
- Political party.founders
- Elazar ShachOvadia Yosef
- Political party.religion
- Haredi Judaism (Sephardic)
- Political party.colours
- Black, Gold Azure (past)
- Political party.seats1_title
- Knesset
- Political party.seats2_title
- Most MKs
- Political party.blank1_title
- Ballot letters
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- shas.org.il
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- native label
- ש״ס
- Commons category
- Shas
- inception
- 1982-00-00
- sRGB color hex triplet
- 00A2E3
- number of viewers/listeners
- 790984
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Shas () is a Haredi religious political party in Israel. Founded in 1984 by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, a former Israeli Sephardi chief rabbi, who remained its spiritual leader until his death in October 2013, it primarily represents the interests of Sephardic and Mizrahi Haredi Jews.
Shas is the third-largest party in the Knesset . Since 1984, it has been part of most governing coalitions, whether the ruling party was Labor or Likud.
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