Arye Deri

Deri says Shas supports draft evaders during prison visit, calls to add Torah study to Basic Law

The visit was made to the Neve Tzedek Military Prison, and Deri was accompanied by other lawmakers from his party, including MK Michael Malkieli and Haim Biton.

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SHAS PARTY leader Arye Deri visits military prison expressing support for draft evaders, Sunday, June 7, 2026.
Moshe Arbel.

Former interior minister Moshe Arbel announces his resignation from Knesset

Arbel thanked Deri and the other members of Shas "for their trust and guidance over the years" and said it was "a great privilege that fell to me to learn from you up close."

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet seen at the Knesset plenum, June 11, 2025

Outcome of state budget vote uncertain amid coalition crisis over haredi draft

By law, if the state budget is not approved in all three readings by the end of March, when the fiscal year closes, the Knesset will automatically dissolve, and elections will be called.

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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as lawmakers gather at the Knesset plenum to vote on a bill that would limit some Supreme Court power, in Jerusalem July 24, 2023.

Netanyahu convenes emergency meeting as haredi parties threaten to block state budget vote

Both haredi parties have threatened to withhold support for the state budget unless agreements are reached on the draft law to avoid conscription.

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Labor presents mock bill to place Arye Deri 'above Israeli law'

The proposed bill would edit the Basic Law - the Government to state that Deri could not be tried for theft, corruption or tax offenses.

FEBRUARY 9, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
ARYE DERI gives the thumbs-up sign on Wednesday outside his Har Nof home in Jerusalem.

Haredi site bashes Kotel bill: 'Increases polarization and hatred'

In a rare and dramatic opposition to the Haredi leadership, an editorial on the site bashed the bill proposed by Deri and the Shas Party.

FEBRUARY 9, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
The Western Wall is seen in a photo taken February 9, 2023

Gov't drops bill proposing penalty for immodestly dressed women at the Kotel

The bill proposed six months in prison or a NIS 10,000 fine for women who wear a prayer shawl, dress immodestly or read from the Torah.

FEBRUARY 9, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Women are seen walking across the Western Wall site in a photo taken February 9, 2023

Senior Likud renegades could block bill to reinstate Arye Deri

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not going to great enough lengths for his Likud faction mates, senior MKs confirmed.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Interior and Health Minister Aryeh Deri at a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, January 8, 2023

Does Israel still discriminate against Mizrahi Jews?

Are there still gaps between Jews of Mizrahi and Ashkenazi descent in Israel today? And if so, where and how do they manifest themselves?

FEBRUARY 4, 2023ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
SHAS CHAIRMAN Arye Deri and MK Yaacov Margi attend a Shas educational institution conference.

Israel's coalition is dead set on passing the judicial reform - analysis

The coalition is continuing to further the judicial reform while holding back on defunding Kan and bringing Deri back as minister.

FEBRUARY 2, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu sits alongside sacked cabinet minister Arye Deri in the Knesset, on Monday. In Israel, the coalition controls the legislature and executive, thus the need to keep its hands off judicial appointments, says the writer.

Entire coalition signs bill to block High Court ruling, reappoint Deri

Likud MK Danny Danon reportedly was the only MK who did not initially agree to sign the bill immediately but then eventually signed as well.

JANUARY 31, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
Shas leader MK Aryeh Deri at a party meeting, in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 30, 2023.

What do Israel's religious Zionists think of Netanyahu's government? - survey

The poll was intended to analyze the views and opinions of the religious-Zionist community in Israel.

JANUARY 30, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
MK Avi Maoz attends an Arrangements Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 21, 2021.

14 Days: IDF chief

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

JANUARY 28, 2023BySTEVE LINDE
Herzi Halevi becomes the new IDF chief of staff.

Who wants an Israeli civil war?

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Millions feel targeted, collectively and personally, as Israel’s judicial pillars teeter and its political nerves fray.

JANUARY 27, 2023ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
THOUSANDS OF protesters against the new Netanyahu government and its proposed reforms gather outside the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, earlier this month.