Schas

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שומרי-תורה ספרדים
Shomrei-Torah Sfaradim
Aryeh Deri.jpg
Party leader Arje Deri
founding 1984
Headquarters Jerusalem , Israel
Alignment Sephardic and Mizrahim Ultra- Orthodox Judaism ; religious conservatism , social conservatism
Colours) Azure, white
Parliament seats
9/120
( 2020 )
International connections World Zionist Organization
Website shas.org.il

Shas ( Hebrew ש״ס, short for Hebrew שומרי-תורה ספרדים Shomrei-Torah Sfaradim - for " Sephardic Torah Guardians") is an ultra-Orthodox Israeli party . It primarily represents the interests of the religious Sephardic Jews . She was represented in several coalition governments with both the Labor Party and the Likud . After the elections to the Knesset in January 2013, it was in the opposition; As a result of the new elections in March 2015 , she has been part of the Netanyahu government since May 2015 .

history

In 1984, Shas split from the Agudat Jisra'el , an ultra-Orthodox party dominated by Ashkenazim . The spiritual leader was Rabbi Ovadja Josef , a former Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel. In 2014 the Yachad party split with Eli Jischai .

Political positions

In the peace process with the Palestinians, the party initially took a moderate position and was ready to make concessions, sometimes subject to financial concessions. She is now adamant about the Palestinians and, for example, strictly refuses to negotiate the status of Jerusalem .

In terms of domestic politics, Schas represents opinions that can be described as homophobic . Schas rejects all public statements by homosexuals regarding their sexual orientation, including gay pride parades - especially in Jerusalem . The MP Nissim Ze'ev accused the homosexuals of being responsible for an alleged "self-destruction of the state of Israel and the Jewish people". He called homosexuals a plague that was "as poisoned as bird flu ". The Schas party rejects violence against this group.

Shas advocates the Jewish character of the State of Israel, but does not demand that the state be governed on the basis of Halacha (Jewish religious legislation).

Government holdings

Schas was involved in the Labor Party- led government from 1992 to September 1993 , but left the coalition after arguments with the left-wing Meretz party over education policy. From 1996, Schas was represented in the Likud- led government by two ministers. The party left this alliance to support Ehud Barak of the Labor Party. From 2001 onwards, Shas supported Ariel Sharon's Likud government.

Shas was also a member of the Israeli government that was newly formed in 2006 under Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of the Kadima party. With Eli Yishai (industry, trade and labor), Ariel Atias (communication), Meschulam Nahari and Yitzhak Cohen (both without portfolio), she provided four ministers. In the 2009 Knesset elections , Schas received eleven seats and until March 2013 was represented by four ministers in the government of Benjamin Netanyahu . Since May 2015 she has been involved again in the Netanyahu government ( Netanyahu IV cabinet ), but this time with only two ministers.

additional

The party was shaken by several offenses by its members:

  • Yair Levy - Member of the Knesset between 1988 and 1992. In 1993 he was sentenced to five years imprisonment for embezzling 500,000 shekels from the party's internal organization El HaMa'ayan.
  • Arje Deri - chairman of Schas, member of the Knesset, interior minister. In 2000 he was sentenced to four years in prison for corruption, fraud and abuse of office (as Minister of the Interior).
  • Yair Peretz - member of the Knesset, hit the headlines in March 2006 for sneaking a doctorate.
  • Ofer Hugi - a member of the Knesset, was sentenced in December 2006 to two years in prison and a sentence of 12,000 shekels for fraud and corruption.
  • Shlomo Dayan , a member of the Knesset, was sentenced to four months of social service in 2008 for fraud and corruption.

Election results in Knesset elections

  • 1984: 3.1% - 4 seats
  • 1988: 4.4% - 6 seats
  • 1992: 4.9% - 6 seats
  • 1996: 8.7% - 10 seats
  • 1999: 13.0% - 17 seats
  • 2003: 8.2% - 11 seats
  • 2006: 9.5% - 12 seats
  • 2009: 8.5% - 11 seats
  • 2013: 8.8% - 11 seats
  • 2015: 5.7% - 7 seats
  • April 2019: 6.10% - 8 seats
  • September 2019: 7.44% - 9 seats
  • March 2020: 7.69% - 9 seats

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Homepage of the Shas party: Jerusalem not for sale (Hebrew) ( Memento of the original from December 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.shasnet.org.il
  2. ↑ Ilan, Shahar: Shas MK: Gays are causing Israeli society to self-destruct . In: Haaretz . January 29, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  3. ^ Shas condemns attack on gay center. February 8, 2009, accessed December 2, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Shas - The "tip on the scales". Retrieved December 2, 2019 .
  5. ^ Yair Levy must stay in jail, panel rules The Jerusalem Post, December 1, 1994
  6. ↑ Article in the Haaretz
  7. ↑ Article in the Haaretz
  8. ↑ Article in the Haaretz