Tag: Aryeh Deri
Chief Rabbinate Elections Delayed Amid Power Struggle
The delay comes amid a tense race for the 10-year positions, and reports of back-room wheeling and dealing by Shas Party chairman Aryeh Deri to pave the way for his brother to receive the Sephardic Chief Rabbi position.
Former AG Mandelblit: Aryeh Deri Never Agreed to Quit Politics
Contradicting the Supreme Court, Avichai Mandelblit says the plea deal struck by Shas Party leader Aryeh Deri last year “unequivocally” did not include a commitment to permanently leave politics.
Entire Netanyahu Coalition Signs Knesset Bill to Restore Deri as Minister
“Deri Law No. 2,” as it’s been coined, will go before the Knesset next week.
New Health, Interior Ministers Announced to Replace Aryeh Deri
Shas Knesset member Haim Biton will replace Aryeh Deri as Interior Minister, while Religious Services Minister Michael Malkieli will take the Health portfolio.
Netanyahu Submits to Supreme Court Ruling, Fires Deri as a Minister
"The Supreme Court decided... that I have an obligation to remove you from your position as Minister... This unfortunate decision ignores the will of the people..."
Longest Serving Israeli-Arab Terrorist Freed from Jail, May Lose Citizenship
Two bills were recently submitted to the Knesset that would strip the citizenship of anyone receiving a terror stipend from the Palestinian Authority.
Likud, Shas Sign Preliminary Coalition Agreement
Netanyahu now has preliminary agreements with all of the parties in his right-wing coalition.
Report: Coalition Talks Breakthrough Between Smotrich, Netanyahu and Deri
Dafna Liel is reporting a significant breakthrough in the coalition negotiations between Likud, Religious Zionism and Shas.
Aryeh Deri Denied Permission to Attend Knesset Plenum
Deri resigned his seat in the Knesset last week as part of a plea bargain reached in his trial over tax-related crimes.
100 Doctoral Students from India Arrive in Israel on Bar-Ilan U, Israir Special Flight
The students will be absorbed in labs at all Israeli universities, including those researching coronavirus.
Chareidi Parties Demand Netanyahu Include Yamina in the Coalition
Meanwhile Rafi Peretz reportedly received an offer to jump ship and join the coalition by himself without Yamina.
Worried About Coronavirus, Israel Bars Foreigners from High-Risk Countries
The new restriction will affect those who have traveled within the last two weeks to Thailand, Macau, Hong Kong and Singapore.
I Pledge Allegiance to Netanyahu
Right-wing religious parties signed a pledge of allegiance to PM Netanyahu.
Provocative Tiberias Mayor Fired
Ron Kobi was accused of provoking and instigating against religious Jews. He was fired for failing to pass a budget.
Jordan Backs Down on Jewish Ban After Aryeh Deri Threatens Sanctions in Retaliation
Deri threatened to ban Jordanian workers from Israel if Jordan didn't end their ban against religious Jews.
Israel Blocks Exit of Terror Operatives Ties to Hamas HQ in Turkey
Hamas’ HQ for its terror operations in Judea and Samaria and their financing operation works out of Turkey.
Israel Blocks Departure of 4 Temple Mount Rioters
According to the information presented to Minister Deri, the rioters' departure from the country could pose a risk to state security.
Shas Party Tells Court: Women Can Be Members, Run for Office
The party is not obligated to appoint any female candidate to its electoral list, but the door is opened to the possibility.
Court Refuses to Revoke Citizenship of Arab Terrorist
Court: "What [the terrorist] did, though severe, is not unusual or extreme."
With Machane Yehuda in the Spotlight, Are Political Winds Changing Direction in Jerusalem?
Four leading candidates for Jerusalem mayor rejected a demand Monday by Health Minister Yaakov Litzman to close the city’s Shuk Mahane Yehuda open air market at night.
Israel Reaches Agreement With UN On Illegal Immigrants; Some to be Deported, Some Legalized
Government ministers are unhappy with the plan -- many because they were kept in the dark about it.
Elkanah Pushes Back Against Shomron City Plan
An Interior Ministry committee believes combining four Shomron communities together makes sense economically.
Cabinet Passes Mini-Market Shabbat Bill
Minister Aryeh Deri said, "We want to prevent a change to the status quote, to prevent the Shabbat from turning into a national shopping day."
Cabinet Votes Unanimously to Shut Down Illegal Alien Detention Facility
'We are obligated to finance a wide range of recreational activities and to provide an allowance to those staying there. Is this where the taxpayer's hard-earned money should be spent?'
Netanyahu Plans Lowering Vote Threshold to Bolster Rightwing Parties, Rightwing Parties Enraged
Lowering the threshold would thus could give the rightwing block as many as 70 seats in the next Knesset—it now hovers around 65, and clip one or two Arab seats that would travel back to the Zionist leftwing parties.
NGO: Israel Revokes Citizenship of Eastern Jerusalem Arabs
The report includes interviews with eight Arab families, "victims" of Israel's aggressive policy, the most glaring of which is with Abed Dawiat, who committed the official first act of terror of the lone-wolf intifada.
Poll: Likud Still Leading, Labor Weaker
The Joint Arab List would retain its power with 13 seats, followed by Habayit Hayehudi which would rise from 8 to 12 seats.
Haredi Coalition Partners’ Kotel Compromise Also Tacit Recognition of Reform, Conservative
The deadline for government's response to the high court's order is next Sunday.
Bennett Protests New Concessions Transferring More Land to the Palestinian Authority, Calling it a...
The cabinet passed a series of concessions to appease Trump, including converting land in Area C to Area A.
Aryeh Deri Slams Conviction of Shas-Linked Rabbi Avraham Yosef
Rabbi Avraham Yosef was convicted of violating the public trust for allegedly using his position as chief rabbi of Holon to further the interests of a family-run kosher certification organization.