Supreme Court struck down the appointment of Aryeh Deri because of his tax-evasion conviction
TEL AVIV—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired a crucial ally from his cabinet after the country’s supreme court annulled the appointment, leaving the stability of the newly sworn-in coalition in question.
Israel’s Supreme Court ruled last week that the ministerial appointment of Shas party leader Aryeh Deri was “extremely unreasonable” in light of his conviction last year for tax evasion. The court also noted his subsequent promise to quit political life as part of a plea deal and his conviction two decades ago on bribery, fraud and breach-of-trust charges while in office, for which he served nearly two years in prison.
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