Shas Leader Deri Issues Ultimatum on Haredi Draft Law
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Shas Chairman Arieh Deri stated that the Haredi draft law is a non-negotiable condition for his party's participation in any future coalition. Speaking two weeks before elections, Deri accused the Attorney General of political actions benefiting the opposition, citing renewed arrests of draft dodgers. He expressed determination to overcome these obstacles.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Shas Chairman Arieh Deri made the Haredi draft law a condition for any coalition support.
- Deri issued his ultimatum two weeks before the upcoming elections.
- He accused the Attorney General of political activity against the government.
- Deri cited renewed arrests of draft dodgers as evidence of the AG's actions.
- He expressed confidence that his party would overcome the current challenges.
Arieh Deri, chairman of the Shas party, declared that the passage of the draft law and the regulation of yeshiva students' status is an absolute condition for his party's participation in or support of any future coalition government. Deri made this unequivocal statement two weeks before elections in a special interview with Yishai Cohen for Kikar HaShabbat.
Deri also launched a sharp attack against the Attorney General, accusing her of engaging in political activity to benefit the opposition. He specifically cited the renewal of arrests for draft dodgers as an example of this alleged political maneuvering, which he described as "malicious and anarchic." Despite the challenges, Deri expressed confidence in overcoming them, stating, "We passed Pharaoh, we will pass this too."
