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Aryeh Deri

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich during a press conference, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on April 30, 2023. (Alex Kolomoisky/Pool)
May 22, 2023, 8:27 am
Smotrich said to have walked out of meeting with Netanyahu over UTJ budget demands
Finance minister reportedly left discussions earlier in month when PM said he planned to resolve crisis; Deri rebuffed by Agudat Yisrael rabbis when he tried to visit, report says
By ToI Staff
Moshe Arbel attends a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony held at the Knesset in Jerusalem, April 18, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 19, 2023, 5:47 pm
Shas MK Moshe Arbel confirmed as health, interior minister after Deri ouster
Knesset votes 33-12 to approve appointment, as MK Uriel Buso expresses hope that party chair will return to ministerial roles
By ToI Staff
MK Moshe Arbel arrives for the opening session of the Knesset in Jerusalem on November 15, 2022 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
April 17, 2023, 2:23 pm
Replacing Deri, Shas appoints Moshe Arbel to head health, interior ministries
Haredi party’s Council of Torah Sages says decision a temporary one until Knesset approves legislation permitting Deri to return to role despite his criminal convictions
By Ash Obel
Shas leader Aryeh Deri (C) confers with Justice Minister Yariv Levin (L) as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on during a vote in the Knesset in Jerusalem, on March 27, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 3, 2023, 2:18 pm
Deri: Key judicial overhaul bill wouldn’t have passed — coalition would have fallen
Shas leader says government made mistakes, came to ‘nuclear war armed with a cap gun’; at the same time, he asserts that if talks fail, MKs can pass legislation ‘whenever we want’
By ToI Staff
Police push back supporters of ultra-Orthodox MK Moshe Gafni during clashes with anti-overhaul activists, outside Gafni's home in Bnei Brak, on March 14, 2023. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
March 31, 2023, 7:36 pm
Haredi parties were at forefront of overhaul push. Then they weren’t. What changed?
How ultra-Orthodox politics pivoted from passionate support for the government’s radical legislation to anxiously calling for a pause and a compromise
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Head of the Shas party Aryeh Deri, leads a faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on February 13, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 31, 2023, 9:55 am
Bitter, frustrated and afraid: Deri to quit observer role in security cabinet
Shas leader, wary of influence of far-right Smotrich and Ben Gvir, is working overtime to keep Gallant in the Defense Ministry, raising tensions with Netanyahu, who won’t forgive
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant arrives at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on March 27, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 30, 2023, 6:42 am
Gallant said considering apology over timing of statement against judicial push
Shas’s Deri attempting to mediate compromise between fired defense minister and Netanyahu, as premier weighs other potential candidates for post, including Barkat, reports say
By ToI Staff
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich signs a directive canceling a special tax on sugary drinks, March 28, 2023. (Finance Ministry)
March 28, 2023, 1:13 pm
Finance minister cancels tax on sweetened drinks; doctors slam move as irresponsible
Bezalel Smotrich says act will significantly reduce consumer costs ahead of coming Passover holiday; physicians union says government ‘ignoring voice of reason’
By ToI Staff
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem on March 22, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 28, 2023, 1:40 am
Gallant’s future unclear as calls grow for PM to roll back his firing
With Netanyahu yet to sign letter giving Gallant 48-hour notice, defense minister remains in his post; Deri, Gantz, Edelstein and others urge premier to rethink dismissal
By ToI Staff
Shas party chair Aryeh Deri arrives for a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his office at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on March 15, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
March 26, 2023, 8:03 pm
Deputy AG blasts ‘fundamental flaws’ in bill to return Deri to cabinet
Gil Limon tells Knesset panel law opens legal ‘black hole,’ will allow convicted criminals to hold senior positions; legal official warns Gifts Law will open door to corruption
By Carrie Keller-Lynn and ToI Staff
Students protest against the judicial overhaul, in Jerusalem, March 23, 2023 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 23, 2023, 7:45 am
‘Day of paralysis’: Anti-overhaul activists block roads, bring protest to ministers
Some 500,000 expected at dozens of locations, with march to Bnei Brak planned for evening amid fears of clashes; banners go up on Jerusalem Old City walls, statue of Herzl
By ToI Staff
Aryeh Deri speaks during a Shas party faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on January 23, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 21, 2023, 8:26 am
Bill aimed at returning Deri to cabinet passes first Knesset plenum reading
Proposal clears with 63 votes in favor to 55 against; Lapid: ‘A happy day for criminals’; Likud MK claims law ‘will strengthen the standing of the judicial branch’
By ToI Staff and Jeremy Sharon
Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the Israel's judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, March 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
March 18, 2023, 11:52 pm
Coalition to push ahead with judicial overhaul, bills to assist Netanyahu and Deri
Constitution committee will hold back-to-back hearings ahead of likely final votes next week, while bills to help PM and Shas chief with legal problems will also be advanced
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) reads a letter to Shas chair Aryeh Deri, informing Deri that he must remove him from ministerial office, at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, January 22, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
March 15, 2023, 1:19 pm
Bill aimed at returning Deri to cabinet cleared for plenum vote as some changes made
Legislation eliminating High Court oversight of minister picks now lets opposition force PM to explain appointment; legal aides say updated version may still be struck down
By Michael Bachner
An Israeli couple marries in an online civil marriage ceremony under the auspices of Utah County in the US State of Utah. (Courtesy WedinSea)
March 7, 2023, 4:44 pm
Israel must recognize online marriages conducted via Utah, Supreme Court rules
Landmark ruling upholds decision allowing Israeli couples to wed in civil ceremony without leaving country, angering religious parties
By Jeremy Sharon
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