Shas

Eight Shas members voted against the bill to establish a state commission of inquiry in December 2025, and Ya'akov Margi again voted against it in January 2026. By contrast, Yinon Azoulay and Yosef Taieb expressed personal support, but left the question of who would chair the commission to Deri and the parliamentary group. The Knesset votes are later and more uniform, so the party is marked as opposed—even though there is meaningful contrary evidence.

Aryeh Deri explicitly pledged to advance both an override clause and the abolition of the reasonableness test. These directly address both parts of the thesis: review of Knesset legislation and review of executive-branch decisions.

In the roll-call vote on limiting a prime minister to two consecutive terms, all ten Shas members listed in the record voted against. This was unified parliamentary-group action on the exact mechanism, so the stance is coded as opposition with high confidence.

Shas's coalition agreement enshrined earmarked allocations as a condition of the agreement, and the government continued to allocate such funds in the 2026 budget. Actively relying on the agreement and the funds runs counter to abolishing them even when doing so would jeopardize the agreement.

All 11 Shas members voted for the law. This was a complete and unanimous vote on the exact mechanism.

Aryeh Deri called for a body composed of Gulf states to rehabilitate the Gaza Strip and administer it in civilian affairs. The remarks were made in December 2023, and no more recent election document was found.

Deri stated that Israel would remain in Gaza to keep it demilitarized and would not rely on an international force. This is a direct formulation of long-term Israeli responsibility and freedom of action after the war, so confidence was raised to high.

Shas members supported the Knesset resolution opposing a Palestinian state even as part of a diplomatic settlement. This was direct parliamentary-group action on the exact mechanism in the thesis.

Shas announced in July 2025 that it would support the proposal to apply sovereignty in Judea and Samaria. The announcement is attributed to the party and the parliamentary group as a whole and encompasses Area C.

In an official response to a party questionnaire, Shas rejected expanding women's military service, called it a “social experiment,” and placed the military interest above the goal of equality. It did not explicitly rule out every individual role.

Aryeh Deri warned against restoring Jewish settlement in Gaza and said that public discussion of it was causing enormous harm. This is direct opposition to advancing the measure, but it is framed mainly in terms of diplomatic harm and is not a standing platform position.

The Shas parliamentary group voted for the law on third reading. No split within the group was found that would warrant a qualification.

Shas works to preserve a broad exemption for yeshiva students and opposes applying a general service obligation to them. Its actions and statements are recurring and current.

Shas supported the law that froze the arrest of people subject to conscription, and Deri welcomed the halt to the arrests. This is direct opposition to meaningful enforcement against yeshiva students.

The entire Shas parliamentary group publicly opposed a civil-marriage bill. This is a current, party-wide, and direct position.

All nine Shas members voted for the law, and MK Yinon Azoulay was among its sponsors.

In April 2026, Shas attacked Bennett's proposal to allow Shabbat public transport at each city's discretion, presenting it as an affront to Shabbat and to the state's identity.

The education network affiliated with Shas received government funding without a core-curriculum requirement, in keeping with the party's demand to preserve educational autonomy. This was action against the precise condition in the thesis.

Shas MK Michael Malchieli opposed enshrining equality in a Basic Law during a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee debate, chiefly because of how the court might interpret it. The source is not recent.

No current, direct source was found in which Shas determines whether an Arab party that accepts the coalition guidelines may join a coalition.

No current party source addressing the specific mechanism was found in which Shas takes a position on raising taxes on high earners to fund expanded services.

Shas MK Yonatan Mishraki joined Yasmin Fridman in sponsoring a bill to place a basic basket of healthy food products under price controls. This is direct evidence, but from only one member of the parliamentary group.

Shas signed principles under which tariffs would be reduced only when local production was insufficient and while protecting agriculture. That condition conflicts with accepting harm to farmers as the price of broad tariff reductions.

Three Shas members sponsored the bill to determine eligibility based only on the mother's employment, and all ten members of the parliamentary group who participated supported it.

All ten Shas members who participated in the vote supported approving the exemption up to $130.

Shas chair Aryeh Deri welcomed the end of the use of administrative detention orders against Jews in Judea and Samaria—the precise measure and population addressed by the thesis.

Shas members were among those advancing the merged text and supported legislation that retained categorical restrictions on family reunification.

Shas members are named among those who opposed the 2020 bill to ban conversion therapy. A current ban bill was defeated in January 2026, but without a complete roll-call record; the stance therefore remains opposition with medium confidence, grounded in the precise historical vote rather than in coalition membership.

No current source was found in which Shas chooses between a multiyear civilian program and stronger local authorities, on the one hand, and primary reliance on the Israel Security Agency and emergency measures, on the other.

Shas's coalition agreement with Likud included a commitment to abolish the congestion charge.