In response to dire financial plight of survivors, Shas offers discount burial plots

Shas leader Aryeh Dei causes an outcry when he responds to a report on the dire financial situation of many Holocaust survivors by offering them discounted burial plots.

In a tweet, Deri announces legislation proposed by his party that will give the survivors a steep discount on the purchase of plots.

“On Holocaust Memorial Day, Shas looks out for the honor and welfare of the Holocaust survivors,” he writes. “That’s the least we can do for those who are still with us.”

Following an outcry from the public, with many noting that survivors should be assisted while still alive, Deri deletes the tweet.