After the High Court ruled today (Wednesday) that the chairman of Shas, Aryeh Deri, cannot serve as minister due to his criminal past, the political system is in turmoil. The opposition welcomed it, the coalition argued that it was a wrong decision and called for Levin's legal reform to be promoted.
"A thing has fallen in Israel. The 400,000 voters, 11 mandates, knew about the plea deal with Deri and voted for Shas led by Aryeh Deri," claimed the Shas movement in it.
"Today the court actually ruled that the elections are meaningless. The court's decision is political and tainted by extreme improbability.
"The scandalous disqualification of the chairman of Shas from the post of minister is not only a personal injury to Derai, but a severe and stinging injury to all Shas voters and its supporters. The entire Shas movement is shocked by the arbitrary and unprecedented decision of the High Court, contrary to law and justice, and considers it a serious violation of the right to choose And to be chosen as the lifeblood of democracy.
Shas is studying the difficult decision and will decide on its next steps in accordance with the guidance of the Council of Torah Sages.
The head of the opposition and chairman of Yesh Atid, Yair Lapid, called for Deri to be fired in light of the High Court ruling: "If Aryeh Deri is not fired, the Israeli government is breaking the law. A government that does not obey the law is an illegal government. It can no longer demand From the citizens to obey the law. If Aryeh Deri is not fired, Israel will fall into an unprecedented constitutional crisis and it will no longer be a democracy and will not be a state of law."
The chairman of the Labor Party, former minister Merav Michaeli, also justified the decision: "Obviously, the court's decision is difficult for many citizens.
But in a democratic country, the court's decision is respected, right and left.
Everyone is equal before the law.
Netanyahu and Deri must show responsibility and respect the court's decision.
Any other decision is a rebellion of the government in the State of Israel and giving permission to anyone to break the law and not respect court decisions."
Attackers in the government
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir claimed that the current decision emphasizes the need for a broad legal reform.
"To all those proposing compromises and agreements - today it was made clear that the High Court, which is not elected, is not interested in compromises and desires a government without straits over elected officials.
Those who carried out a legal coup without consent and negotiations do not internalize that the people had their say in the last elections decisively.
Reform now!".
The chairman of the Noam party, deputy minister MK Avi Maoz, said in response to the High Court's decision: "The Supreme Court has once again placed itself above the law. Today more than ever, everyone understands: legal reform is necessary for the continued existence of Israeli democracy."
Deputy Minister Uri Makalev on the Deri ruling: "This is a ruling of injustice that is very clear to anyone, showing the need to change the existing system in the legal system. This ruling will become the driving trigger for fundamental legislative changes in order to create the required balances in the legal system."
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