Shas Chairman Deri Vows No Government Without Yeshiva Student Status, Slams State Attorney
Translated & summarized from Israel Hayom by baba
Shas Chairman Deri announced his party will not join any future government without regulating the status of yeshiva students. Deri also fiercely criticized the State Attorney General, calling her an "anarchist" and accusing her of politically motivated arrests of yeshiva students. He claimed these arrests were intended to harm Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and provoke demonstrations. Deri expressed confidence that Shas would overcome these challenges, stating, "We passed Pharaoh, we will pass this too."
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Shas Chairman Deri stated his party will not join any future government without regulating yeshiva student status.
- Deri accused the State Attorney General of being an "anarchist" and using arrests for political purposes.
- He claimed renewed arrests of yeshiva students were politically motivated to harm Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
- Deri asserted that arrests do not contribute to IDF recruitment and are not good for the army.
- He expressed confidence in overcoming the current challenges, comparing it to passing Pharaoh.
Deri stated that the instruction they received was to "buy time" regarding the conscription issue. He also sharply attacked the State Attorney General, claiming that the renewed arrests of yeshiva students are politically motivated and designed to harm Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
"We have declared it, the first Maran said it, I said it: there will be no government in Israel that Shas supports or participates in without regulating the status of yeshiva students," Deri affirmed when asked if this would be Shas's primary condition for joining any future government.
When questioned about whether the renewed arrests were a political event, Deri responded emphatically, "Unequivocally!" He claimed that while the Prime Minister had succeeded, partly due to security events, in keeping the conscription issue out of the spotlight, the media, the left, Naftali Bennett, and Avigdor Lieberman attempted to promote it without success.
Deri accused the State Attorney General and her deputies of using arrests for political purposes, describing the attorney general as an "anarchist." He alleged that their actions were intended to provoke arrests and demonstrations by the Jerusalem Faction, stating, "There is no doubt that this was the goal! No doubt!" Deri further argued that the arrests do not contribute to IDF recruitment, noting that "everyone admits that not a single arrest brings a soldier, nothing! And it's also not good for the army, but they want to attack, and they have the attorney general." He concluded his remarks by saying, "We passed Pharaoh, we will pass this too."
