Ariel Attias
Knesset Briefs: Kahanist on Board, Bennett's Soccer Foul & More
The final deadline passed this afternoon for Israel’s political parties to register for the March 17 Knesset elections. Several last-minute decisions will substantially affect the map in the weeks ahead:
Rebellion in Shas: The Party's Left Wing Rises from Slumber
Shas, the Sephardic Orthodox Israeli political party founded by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, is experiencing what looks increasingly like an internal power struggle. The rebels represent something that most people didn’t even know existed: the party’s progressive wing.
