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Member of Knesset Aryeh Deri attends a special session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on Dec. 29, 2022. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he was firing Aryeh Deri, who serves as Interior and Health Minister, at a meeting of his Cabinet. (Amir Cohen/Pool Photo via AP)

Netanyahu bows to court and fires key Cabinet ally Aryeh Deri

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enters his car after visited his ally Aryeh Deri, a Cabinet minister and the head of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, In Jerusalem, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. Israel's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Netanyahu must fire Deri, presenting the Israeli leader with a potential coalition crisis and deepening a rift over the power of the courts. The high court ruled that Deri is disqualified from serving as a minister after he was convicted last year for tax offenses and placed on probation as part of a plea deal. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israeli high court: Netanyahu must fire key Cabinet ally

By Tia Goldenberg and Laurie Kellman - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 20, 2018 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, with Interior Minister Aryeh Deri left, and Cabinet Secretary Tzachi Braverman attend a special cabinet meeting in the southern Israeli city of Dimona. Israeli police are recommending charges be brought against Deri in a major corruption case. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says there is &quot;evidentiary basis&quot; against Aryeh Deri that he committed fraud and breach of trust, as well as for the commission of millions of shekels in tax offenses, money laundering and the disruption of court proceedings. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)

Israeli police say minister should be charged with fraud

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