In major ruling, Israeli Supreme Court revokes appointment of senior minister Aryeh Deri.
Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talk at a Cabinet meeting on Jan. 8. Photo: Ronen Zvulum/AFP via Getty Images, leader of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party and a key ally of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as a senior minister in the government.The decision could dramatically escalate the constitutional crisis in Israel and accelerate the government’s effort to push forward its plan for weakening Israel’s judicial system.
Supreme Court President Esther Hayut wrote in the decision that Deri made clear in his own statements that he would no longer deal with public money. A minister from his party said on Wednesday, “If Deri will not be in the government, there will be no government."
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