Shas ad featuring IDF soldiers sparks election-law showdown
TL;DR
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Shas party faced an interim ban from the Central Elections Committee over an election video that depicts a family including a son in the IDF, after Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party alleged it violated election-propaganda rules by suggesting IDF endorsement. The video was removed during a two-day interim period as Aryeh Deri responds to the allegations. The dispute highlights debates over haredi enlistment and draft policy in the run-up to the 2026 elections, with Yashar accusing Shas of promoting draft evasion and Shas pushing back, arguing the clip reflects a unified national community.
- Shas invokes IDF soldiers in election campaign ad, drawing Gadi Eisenkot's ire The Jerusalem Post
- Eisenkot threatens to siphon traditional voters away from a panicking Shas The Times of Israel
- Following Likud petition: Bennett ordered to remove footage of IDF soldiers from video Israel National News
- Deri claims: 'In the last elections, Shas received 31,000 votes from soldiers' Ynetnews
- Yashar Party Demands Shas Party Remove Video; It Says It Improperly Uses IDF Soldiers i24NEWS
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