Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that a key member of the country’s new government cannot serve as a cabinet minister in prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and needs to be removed.
The high court ruled that Aryeh Deri, the influential head of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party who has served repeatedly in Mr 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. Mr Deri has pledged not to quit.
