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After Gantz exit, Netanyahu disbands War Cabinet

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has informed members of his government of his intent to dissolve the War Cabinet set up after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack. The premier told ministers on Sunday that the powerful...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri attend a Shas Party faction meeting at the Knesset, Jan. 23, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Deri criticizes Supreme Court decision, promises to ‘return ballot to the voters’

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Coalition lawmakers gathered at a Shas faction meeting at the Knesset in a show of support for party chairman Aryeh Deri on Monday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Deri from the Cabinet on Sunday, in accordance with...
Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Levin’s election as Knesset speaker clears the way for ‘Deri, Ben-Gvir Bills’

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The Knesset is due to vote this week, or next week at the latest, on two bills considered highly controversial: the so-called “Deri Bill,” aimed at enabling the chairman of the Shas Party, Aryeh...
Former Israeli Supreme Court Chief Justice Miriam Naor during a meeting of the Meron Disaster Inquiry Committee in Jerusalem, Dec. 1, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Former Israeli Supreme Court president Miriam Naor dies at 74

Former president of Israel’s Supreme Court, Justice (ret.) Miriam Naor, passed away on Monday at the age of 74. Naor was appointed head of the committee charged with probing the Mount Meron stampede last autumn. Naor was born...
Israel Interior Minister Aryeh Deri with Education Minister Naftali Bennett during a Shas Party press conference at the Knesset, on Feb. 27, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israeli lawmakers eye direct vote for prime minister as way out of gridlock

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The Shas Party is pushing for a vote to reform Israel’s electoral system to enable a special election for prime minister, Israel’s Channel 12 reported on Sunday. The plan was the result of a meeting between...
Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri delivers a statement to the media a day before the Israeli election, in Jerusalem on March 1, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Shas leader confident Yamina, New Hope will ‘return to the fold’

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Heading into Israel’s March 23 election, Israel’s political scene is volatile—but Shas leader Aryeh Deri, a seasoned politician of 30 years, seems to know what the day after the election has in store. In an...
Israeli Coronavirus Project Coordinator Ronni Gamzu at a meeting with Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion at City Hall on Aug. 12, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israel poised to tighten lockdown as daily COVID-19 tally soars to 6,923

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Israel set another negative record on Wednesday, as the Health Ministry pegged the number of new coronavirus cases diagnosed in the span of 24 hours at 6,782. As of Wednesday afternoon, Israel had recorded 200,041...
Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) head Nadav Argaman attends the Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, on March 20, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel Security Agency chief: Israel ‘spares no effort’ to protect prime minister

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The Shin Bet provides full protection for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his family, and public officials should avoid “fanning the flames” of the country’s current heated political debate, ISA director Nadav Argaman...
Israeli police officers pull over a bus on Highway 1 near Jerusalem to arrest a man that earlier tested positive for coronavirus, on April 5, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel declares full curfew starting on Passover eve

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Interior Minister Aryeh Deri have agreed to declare a full nationwide curfew for Passover eve, which begins at sundown on Wednesday. Speaking to Channel 12 News, Deri explained, “We considered...
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Police recommend indicting Interior Minister Deri for corruption

Interior Minister Aryeh Deri may soon face another criminal indictment, as ‎the police said Tuesday that a recent corruption investigation into ‎potential wrongdoing on his part yielded evidence suggesting a ‎series of financial offenses...