Ultra-Orthodox parties weaponize afterlife for get-out-the-vote campaign
Alongside promises of eternal salvation in return for a political vote, ultra-Orthodox parties invoke spectre of war on the religious to boost voting numbers
A Shas campaign poster stating “Maran [Rabbi Ovadia Yosef] promised, Shas is your ticket for Judgement Day,” alongside images of Yosef himself, a Shas voting slip, and a shofar blown on the Jewish New Year, also known as the Day of Judgement.`(photo credit: SHAS)ByJEREMY SHARON
![A Shas campaign poster stating “Maran [Rabbi Ovadia Yosef] promised, Shas is your ticket for Judgement Day,” alongside images of Yosef himself, a Shas voting slip, and a shofar blown on the Jewish New Year, also known as the Day of Judgement.`](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280/446259 "A Shas campaign poster stating “Maran [Rabbi Ovadia Yosef] promised, Shas is your ticket for Judgement Day,” alongside images of Yosef himself, a Shas voting slip, and a shofar blown on the Jewish New Year, also known as the Day of Judgement.`")