Israeli Court: Key Cabinet Ally Must Be Fired

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ISRAEL – Israel’s Supreme Court, Wednesday, ruling that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must fire a key ally from his new cabinet.

The high court ruled that Aryeh Deri, the influential head of the ultra-orthodox Shas party who has served repeatedly in Netanyahu’s previous governments, 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.

Presenting the Israeli leader with a potential coalition crisis and deepening a rift over the power of the courts as Deri has pledged not to quit.