Shas Top 20 2013 Knesset list in Englsih, 2009 in brackets
1) Minister Eli Yishai (-)
2) Aryeh Deri (new/old face)
3) Minister Ariel Attias (2)
4) Deputy Minister Yitzchak Cohen (3)
5) Minister Mashulam Nahari (-)
6) MK Amnon Cohen (4)
7) Minister Yakov Margi (6)
8) MK David Azulay (7)
9) MK Yitzchak Vaknin (8)
10) MK Nissim Zeev (9)
11) MK Avraham Michaeli (-)
12) Yoel Ben-Tzur (new face)
13) Lior Edri (new face)
14) Ami Iluz (new face)
15) Eli Daddon (38)
16) Gershon Levy (18)
17) Ami Bitan (14)
18) Benny Elhader (23)
19) Oron Malka (15)
20) Nati Nachum (new face)
Note: Shas’s 10 MKs find themselves in top 11 spots.


Has Aryeh Deri been a plus or minus to Shas’s campaign? I find Eli Yishai a force for unity. Perhaps I like his demeanor, but I also like his views and opinions. Aryeh Deri seems to create divisions where there should not be. I think that we will be surprised next week. Shas will ultimately lose seats because of Deri. I am not sure why Rav Ovadia brought him back.
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