Shas chairman Aryeh Deri said Tuesday that after the vote, the right-wing bloc will remain united. He accused the opposition of bypassing the Knesset by petitioning the High Court, calling the move an attempt to 'split the people' and cause chaos.
Shas leader Aryeh Deri issued a statement Tuesday evening reiterating that the coalition's right-wing bloc will hold together after the upcoming vote. He criticized the opposition, led by Yesh Atid, for petitioning the High Court of Justice against legislation, describing the court as a 'branch' of the opposition party. Deri accused the opposition of working with the judiciary to dismantle the right-wing bloc, even at the cost of chaos.
The statement is part of the coalition's ongoing confrontation with the High Court over the state comptroller appointment and Basic Laws, which The Zioneer has recently covered. In previous statements, Deri likened the High Court to Yesh Atid's 'Jerusalem branch' and accused the opposition of protecting a 'legal junta.' The current remarks reinforce the coalition's position that the court should not intervene in Knesset legislation.
2 developments
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Source and signal
- Internal intake