The members of the Moetzet Chachmei HaTorah of Shas approved the composition of the party’s Knesset slate at a special meeting on Monday evening.

All incumbent MKs will continue for another term, alongside two new representatives who will join the slate.

The new names joining the Shas slate are Lt. Col. (res.) Dror Amos, chairman of the Haifa Religious Council and an IDF reserve officer, and Yosef Elnatanov, a representative of the Bucharian community.

All members of the Moetzet participated in the special meeting, except for HaGaon HaRav Shlomo Machpud, Ga’avad of the Yoreh De’ah Beis Din, who was absent. Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri was also present at the meeting and took part in the discussions

The slate will be submitted to the Central Elections Committee at noon on Tuesday.

This is the approved slate:

1. Aryeh Deri

2. Yinon Azoulay

3. Michael Malkieli

4. Yoav Ben Tzur

5. Chaim Biton

6. Dror Amos

7. Moshe Abutbul

8. Uriel Buso

9. Yossi Taieb

10. Yoni Mashriki

11. Yosef Elnatanov

12. Erez Malul

13. Simon Moshiashvili

The Moetzet stated: “The Moetzet Chachmei HaTorah expresses its appreciation to the faithful representatives Rav Yaakov Margi and Rav Moshe Arbel for their extensive work over the years in their various positions, in which they merited to accomplish much, and accepts their request not to be included on the Shas slate for the next Knesset.”

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)