Shas Chairman Arie Deri Breaks Down in Tears During Live Radio Interview
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Shas Chairman Arie Deri broke down in tears during a live election day radio interview, expressing deep concern over the needs of Torah scholars and the future of the Jewish people. He stated he would give up everything if people would leave him alone and questioned the current state of insensitivity. Deri apologized for his emotional reaction at the end of the broadcast.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Shas Chairman Arie Deri cried during a live radio interview on election day.
- Deri expressed deep concern for the future of Torah scholars and the Jewish people.
- He stated he would give up all his possessions for people to leave him alone.
- Deri questioned the current insensitivity and the future of raising children.
- He apologized for his emotional outburst at the end of the interview.
Arie Deri, the chairman of the Shas party, became visibly emotional and broke down in tears during a live radio interview on Kol Chai Radio on election day. The incident occurred while Deri was being interviewed by Moshe Ben Lulu about the political situation and the future of Torah scholars. Deri interrupted the interviewer, expressing distress over the perceived lack of understanding regarding the urgent needs facing the community. He stated, "I am not laughing, I am crying, I really... People don't understand the magnitude of the need we are in. I am not doing this for myself, believe me, I don't need this. I would invest everything I have for them to leave me alone. I am no longer a young man, but this cannot go on."
Deri's emotional outburst continued as he questioned the future of raising children and expressed concern for all of Israel. He lamented, "What, do you want to see how we will raise the children? I care about you, I care about all of the people of Israel. Is this how we want to greet our righteous messiah? What is this insensitivity? What has this terrible evil inclination done?" He eventually calmed down, concluding the interview by apologizing for his emotional state.
