Arye Deri

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef to lead Shas, participate in launch conference with Deri's approval - report

Shas is expected to win seven seats in the upcoming October elections, according to a KAN poll published on Wednesday.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, during a weekly teaching at the Yazdim synagogue in Jerusalem, on June 7, 2025.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks with 'Jerusalem Post' Editor in Chief Zvika Klein, August 12, 2026.

The secret Smotrich kept from his wife: Israel was going to war with Iran - interview

He voted against the January 2025 hostage deal, his own voters demanded he resign, and Ben-Gvir walked out. Smotrich stayed silent for five months. In an interview with the Post, he explained why.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN, KESHET NEEV
Shas chairman MK Arye Deri attends the State Comptroller elections at the plenum of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026.

Shas leader Arye Deri accuses IDF chief of 'helping the Left' with ultra-Orthodox draft stance

Deri on Zamir: 'He has lost it. What the chief of staff did... was an attempt to help the left-wing bloc' • PM hopefuls Bennett, Eisenkot swiftly condemn Shas leader's attack on IDF chief

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KASHRUT CERTIFICATION at a Jerusalem eatery – will the rabbinate’s monopoly be broken?

Knesset repeals 2021 kashrut reform, restores Rabbinate control over certification

Under the law, official kashrut certificates may be issued by the Chief Rabbinate Council, authorized local rabbis, and, within the IDF, the Military Rabbinate.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

N13 poll: Next PM is toss up between Gantz or Bennett

A News 13 poll indicates National Unity Party led by Benny Gantz wins 30 seats if elections held today. Likud strengthens slightly; Yesh Atid receives 15 seats.

APRIL 23, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) meets with Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 5, 2024.

Amid the haredi draft debate, Shas is dragging Israel into its past traumas - opinion

Expecting Netanyahu and Deri to act right overlooks their leadership failures, transforming the conscription crisis from a potential Shas triumph into disaster for the State of Israel.

MARCH 13, 2024ByNIR KIPNISS
The leadership of Shas. History has summoned them to their beautiful hour, but instead they turn it into our bad hour.

'Emergency gov't isn't stable': MK Deri discusses hostage deal, cabinet leaks, and wartime cabinet

"There is no doubt that [the emergency government] isn't stable and durable; it is easy to weaken."

FEBRUARY 27, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Health and Interior Minister Arye Deri at the handover ceremony for the Interior Ministry, January 1, 2023.

Why Arye Deri came to Biden's defense against 'angel of destruction' Ben-Gvir - opinion

Arye Deri expected Netanyahu to publicly denounce the damaging statements made by the National Security Minister.

FEBRUARY 4, 2024ByAVI BENAYAHU
ARYE DERI, head of the Shas Party, leads a faction meeting in the Knesset this week.

Arye Deri calls for law to delay contentious High Court verdict

National Unity Party MK Gideon Sa'ar announced that he would oppose any attempt to pass such a law.

DECEMBER 31, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
High Court of Justice President Esther Hayut and the other Supreme Court justices are seen at a hearing over petitions against the reasonableness standard law, in Jerusalem, on September 12, 2023.

Arye Deri’s ultra-Orthodox son joins IDF reserve forces

MK Aryeh Deri's son is one of roughly 3,000 ultra-Orthodox Israelis who have enlisted in the IDF since the onset of Operation Swords of Iron.

NOVEMBER 3, 2023ByYAKI ADAMKER/WALLA!
Shas leader MK Aryeh Deri at a party meeting, in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 30, 2023.

Netanyahu fails to take responsibility - are Israelis surprised? - opinion

According to a poll taken this week by the Jewish People Policy Institute, Netanyahu’s approval rating is right now about 30%.

OCTOBER 27, 2023ByYAAKOV KATZ
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Knesset, October 2023

Arye Deri appoints Shas MK as new Israeli health minister

The position was previously held by Moshe Arbel who is also the interior minister and requested to have someone take over one of the positions due to the heavy workload brought on by the war.

OCTOBER 12, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Shas MK Uriel Busso leads a committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on February 20, 2023

MK Arye Deri's $5,000 etrog raises legal questions

This may be the most expensive yellow citron sold in 2023.

OCTOBER 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Orthodox Jews participate in a musical prayer service during which they walk around the synagogue carrying an etrog, a large citrus fruit, and a lulav.

Arye Deri announces that he will not return to gov't

Deri said that he does not intend to promote the "Deri Law 2," which would restrict the High Court of Justice’s judicial intervention with appointments of ministers.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023ByWALLA!
Arye Deri speaks at a Shas Party faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 23, 2023.