Key Netanyahu ally cannot serve as cabinet minister, Israel’s top court rules, sparking potential political crisis

Israel’s top court ruled 10-1 on Wednesday that Aryeh Deri, leader of the Shas party and a key ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, should not be allowed to serve as a cabinet minister because of a February 2022 conviction for tax fraud.
Story Published at: January 18, 2023 at 10:15PM