Arye Deri

Israel Election 2026: What do Arye Deri's Shas and Yaakov Asher's United Torah Judaism stand for?

"If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?"

Shas leader MK Arye Deri (L) and United Torah Judaism leader MK Ya’akov Asher.
(L-R clockwise) Itamar Ben-Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich, Arye Deri, Gideon Sa'ar, Yair Lapid, Avigdor Liberman, Yuli Edelstein.

No. 15: Netanyahu's key partners and challengers shaping Israel's future

Israel’s election campaign is gathering pace, with the country’s political parties competing over the questions of security, leadership and the direction Israel takes after three years of war.

New blood wanted: Israeli politics needs an infusion of unpolluted leaders - opinion

Shas chairman Arye Deri attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Shas leader Arye Deri claims IDF prefers secular army, haredi soldiers are 'a big headache'


Knesset abused power to help Netanyahu, A-G charges in High Court letter

The attorney general stated that the Knesset's authority was misused to legally protect Netanyahu.

 Newly appointed Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara seen during a welcome ceremony for her in Jerusalem on February 8, 2022.

Netanyahu’s opponents have not derailed his plans

After negotiations with the political opposition broke down, Israel’s far-right government is forging ahead with its judicial restructuring agenda, albeit more slowly

 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.

WHO says aspartame can cause cancer, Israel issues no warnings

After WHO, officially, says that the widespread artificial sweetener aspartame may cause certain types of cancer, the Health Ministry reacts by saying there is currently no warning.

 Coke bottles.

Tiberias mayor law is personal, changes rules of election game -NGOs

The Anti-Corruption Movement (TLM) and the Israeli Movement filed a petition Wednesday morning alongside mayoral candidate Shani Illuz, who had also claimed that she had been offered bribes to quit.

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

Two bills designed specifically for Deri set to become law

Current Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar's tenure only ends at the end of the 2023, and Deri demanded the delay in order not to decide at the moment which would receive each position.

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

Israeli election poll: Blue and White party leads as coalition struggles to gain majority

According to the survey, the Blue and White party led by Benny Gantz continues to lead with 28 mandates.

 Premier candidates: Benny Gantz, Benjamin Netanyahu and Yair Lapid.

Letters to the Editor May 8, 2023: Even older

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Draft and Deri laws create growing rift between Netanyahu, haredim

According to the coalition agreements, the issue of haredi conscription needs to be resolved by the time the budget passes.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Shas chairman Aryeh Deri.

Investigate Deri's daughter for odd deposits in bank account - NGO to A-G

Police intelligence had obtained documents indicating that around NIS 650,000 had been deposited in 2022 into Deri's daughter's bank account.

 Health and Interior Minister Arye Deri at the handover ceremony for the Interior Ministry, January 1, 2023.

Arye Deri pitches 50% off graves to impoverished Holocaust survivors

A third of Holocaust survivors in Israel live under the poverty line, according to the Foundation for the Welfare of Holocaust Victims.

Shas leader MK Arye Deri is seen at the Knesset, on July 26, 2021.