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Interior Minister Arye Deri

Budget approved for food stamps for the needy ahead of Rosh Hashanah

41,000 Holocaust survivors would also get the help they need from the food stamps.

 Leket Israel Distributing Hot Food to the Needy
 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen speaking at a memorial ceremony for Ze'ev Jabotinsky on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, on July 18, 2023.

Netanyahu’s opponents have not derailed his plans

 Shas leader MK Arye Deri is seen at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on February 6, 2023.

Two bills designed specifically for Deri set to become law

 Protesters gather in Tel Aviv for the tenth consecutive week of anti-judicial reform protests, March 11, 2023.

Judicial reform protests may continue long after a compromise is reached - analysis


'Deri Law,' 'Override Law' pass preliminary reading on Knesset floor

Parliament okays a number of controversial laws in voting marathon

 ARYE DERI, head of the Shas Party, leads a faction meeting in the Knesset this week.

Legislative process of reforms moving forwards despite protests

Legislative process of the reform moving forwards despite protests

 Likud MK David Amsalem at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 9, 2023

Gov't aims to reappoint disgraced Deri by amending Basic Law

The accompanying text that explains the law argues that the appointment and removal of ministers are at the "heart of democratic activity."

 Shas leader MK Aryeh Deri and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen during a Shas party meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 23, 2023.

Netanyahu fires Arye Deri from Israeli gov't following High Court disqualification

The prime minister waited until Sunday, reportedly in order to give Deri time to decide whether or not to resign.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen with Arye Deri in a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on January 22, 2023

The first 11 days - opinion

My main concern is whether Netanyahu is really in control of what is going on. Two highly controversial events of the last week come to mind.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem, last week.

Coalition will likely need to change law in order to make Shas' Deri a minister

Complicating the picture is Deri’s conviction for bribery in 2000 for which he served around two years in jail.

 Shas party head Aryeh Deri speaks to supporters as the results of the Israeli elections are announced, in Jerusalem. November 1, 2022.

Arye Deri trial: Court approves A-G’s lenient plea deal

Deri recently resigned from the Knesset and has now been fined NIS 180,000 as well as being given a suspended sentence as part of the deal.

 Head of the Shas party Aryeh Deri arrives for a court hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on February 01, 2022.

Deri promises to back Netanyahu for PM in campaign launch

Shas leader vows to oppose budget cuts to welfare benefits despite ‘large deficit’ created by COVID-19 crisis.

Aryeh Deri speaks at online event

NGO to High Court: A-G must decide Deri’s criminal cases pre-election

An NGO has petitioned the Supreme Court to finally decide on Interior Minister Arye Deri's two-year-old corruption accusations.

INTERIOR MINISTER Arye Deri at the Knesset

Deri keeps Sharansky waiting on Ugandan community meeting

The Abayudaya community in Uganda currently comprises of some 2,000 people, which began adopting Jewish religious practices at the beginning of the 20th century.

Ugandan Rabbi Harun Kintu Moses conducts a Hebrew language lesson at Hadassah School, a jewish community institute in Mbale some 224km east of Uganda's capital Kampala. Ugandan Rabbi Harun Kintu Moses conducts a Hebrew language lesson at Hadassah School, a Jewish community institute in Mbale along t