Tag: Aryeh Deri
Deri criticizes Supreme Court decision, promises to ‘return ballot to the voters’
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...
Levin’s election as Knesset speaker clears the way for ‘Deri, Ben-Gvir Bills’
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 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...
Israeli lawmakers eye direct vote for prime minister as way out of gridlock
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...
Shas leader confident Yamina, New Hope will ‘return to the fold’
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...
Israel poised to tighten lockdown as daily COVID-19 tally soars to 6,923
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 chief: Israel ‘spares no effort’ to protect prime minister
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...
Israel declares full curfew starting on Passover eve
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...
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...