Shas officials blame hardline draft stance for one of party’s worst-ever election defeats
<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2695,w_4042/744223' alt='A view of the empty Shas party election headquarters in Jerusalem, following the closing of polling stations and the release of exit poll results on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026. (photo credit: YOSSI ZAMIR