Aryeh Deri did it again. The religious Shas-party chairman – concluded his latest legal battle with the state, over charges of tax and money laundering. But reaching a plea-bargain – Deri will likely admit to tax offenses, pay a fine of 180k shekels and resign from the Knesset. This, in exchange for the conviction dropping its charges of ‘moral turpitude’, which would have barred Deri from running again in the future. Again though, this is not Deri’s first charge. The Shas chairman was sentenced to prison for three years in 2000 for taking $155k in bribes. So, how exactly is this not ‘moral turpitude?’
Chairman Mansour Abbas of the United Arab list, or Ra’am party, is making headlines with an apparent change of heart. Speaking to Globes-Israel, Abbas said that “The state of Israel was born as a Jewish state, and it will remain one.” And the comments similar to an Arabic statement he made a mont...
Poverty, another growing crisis amidst the pandemic, in Israel at an all-time high. The Latet organization releasing its annual alternative poverty report – alleging that some 223,000 Israeli households fallen into economic hardship since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak. And this, making for a...
As the covid cabinet unveils its latest restrictions, it’s important to note that not everyone was on board with the decisions made. Because despite the accelerating spread of the Omicron variant – hospitalizations and severe illness still down. In fact, just one Israeli infected with Omicron, so...
