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Deri to Remain Shas Leader, Exit Knesset
Summarized from Israel National News by baba
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Aryeh Deri will remain chairman of the Shas party after its Council of Torah Sages ruled he must stay to lead the fight for Torah students' status. While continuing as party leader, Deri is expected to resign his seat in the Knesset. The decision follows a meeting with Rabbi Moshe Maya and a statement from the rabbinical leadership forbidding his resignation.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Aryeh Deri will remain Shas party chairman following a ruling by the Council of Torah Sages.
- Deri is expected to resign his seat in the Knesset but continue leading the party from outside.
- The Council of Torah Sages forbade Deri's resignation, calling him the "most experienced general" for current political battles.
- The decision aims to support the status of yeshiva students and end perceived persecution of Torah scholars.
- Shas's Council of Torah Sages congratulated the party's 300,000 voters.
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