Leader Eli Yishai Split from Shas | Founded 15 December 2014 | |
Ideology Greater Israel
Social justice Political position Right-wing and Far-right (Also ran on joint list with a Otzma Yehudit) | ||
Yachad (Hebrew: יחד, lit. Together) is a political party in Israel formed by former Shas member Eli Yishai.
History
The party was established on 15 December 2014 following a rift between Shas leader Aryeh Deri and former Shas leader Yishai. The two had quarreled greatly after the death of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the spiritual leader of Shas. Former Jewish Home member Yoni Chetboun, of the very Orthodox wing of religious Zionism, announced on 14 December 2014 that he would join the party.
Rabbi Meir Mazuz, the dean of the Kisse Rahamim yeshivah, is the party's spiritual leader.
The party's name was not settled until it submitted its list of candidates for the 2015 elections, with early suggestions being Maran and HaAm Itanu (The Nation is with Us).
On 29 January 2015, the party reached an agreement to run a joint list with the extreme right-wing Otzma Yehudit for the 2015 elections, although it was widely expected they would break up their alliance after the election. The electoral strategy to unite with the far right was criticized by Haredi activists who said the late Rabbi Ovadia Yosef would have never approved an alliance with Kahanists.
The party failed to reach the minimum 3.25% electoral threshold and failed to send any representatives to the Knesset.