Arye Deri

Haredi leaders say they will support Knesset dissolution if no progress made on draft bills

According to their statement, Netanyahu "made it clear at the meeting that he is committed to approving the laws and will work to advance them quickly."

Shas chairman MK Arye Deri attends the State Comptroller elections at the plenum of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026.
Shas party leader Aryeh Deri arrives to a Shas faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on February 23, 2026

Haredi parties halt coalition voting over daycare bill pulled from Knesset agenda

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

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

Moshe Arbel.

Former interior minister Moshe Arbel announces his resignation from Knesset


High Court to hear appeal against Ben-Gvir 'reasonableness' case

The attorney-general has failed to answer the appeal because Netanyahu himself had failed to give her an explanation as to why the appointment was indeed reasonable.

 Head of the Otzma Yehudit party MK Itamar Ben Gvir at a special committee in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 18, 2022.

'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.

Israel must return to its Zionist roots to move forward - opinion

I know that the only way back to the right path is to return to our roots, our Zionist fundamentals.

 THE WRITER addresses a right-wing-led protest against the government, in Jerusalem, on Saturday night.

Lapid proposes 60-day freeze on legislation

Levin and Rothman: No connection to Israel's judicial reforms, which will continue on schedule.

 Israeli Prime Minister and Head of the Yesh Atid party Yair Lapid holds a press conference in Tel Aviv on December 22, 2022.

Grapevine February 15, 2023: He'll be 64

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG places a wreath during the memorial ceremony for prime minister Ariel Sharon.

'Deri Law' to face Knesset preliminary vote on Wednesday

The bill is an amendment to Basic Law: The Government. It passed in the Ministerial Legislation Committee on Sunday.

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

Letters to the Editor February 13, 2023: Is it normal?

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Israel's dilemma: Does the Knesset or the High Court have final say? - analysis

What if the government says one thing, the court says the opposite, and the parliament rejoins that the government no longer needs to abide by what the court says?

 LIKUD PARTY head Benjamin Netanyahu, Oct. 3.

Arye Deri quitting politics was not part of plea bargain, Mandelblit admits

"Law enforcement did not excel in this case," Mandelblit said in an interview with Channel 12.

 Outgoing Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit at his retirement ceremony, February 1, 2022.

Judicial reform makes Israel more like Hungary than the US - legal expert

Mordechai Kremnitzer is opposed to Levin’s plan, warning that it would deal a fatal blow to the Supreme Court, the balance of power, and Israel’s robust democracy.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confers with former interior and health minister Arye Deri at the weekly cabinet meeting on January 8.