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Shas Chairman Deri Accuses Left-Wing Funders of Undermining Ultra-Orthodox Leadership
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First reported by Walla · 1 day ago
What happened
Shas leader Aryeh Deri accused left-wing groups of funding a campaign to suppress ultra-Orthodox voter turnout by sowing distrust between rabbis and their community. He claims collaborators within the ultra-Orthodox public secretly recorded rabbis to undermine their authority, aiming to weaken the religious political bloc.
- 01Aryeh Deri accuses left-wing funders of suppressing ultra-Orthodox voting.
- 02Leftist money allegedly recruited collaborators to secretly record ultra-Orthodox rabbis.
- 03The campaign aims to break trust between rabbis and their community.
- 04Deri claims the goal is to discourage ultra-Orthodox voter turnout.
- 05He describes the effort as a left-liberal attempt to secularize Israel and weaken the religious right.
- 06Deri states his accusations are based on verified facts and names involved.
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