Deri could quit Knesset if Shas heads to opposition — report

Shas leader Aryeh Deri could quit the Knesset if his ultra-Orthodox party ends up in the opposition, the Ynet news site reports, citing the interior minister’s close associates.

In such a scenario, Deri would continue to lead the Shas party from outside parliament, the report says.

Shas party leader Aryeh Deri attends a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 6, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

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