JERUSALEM - Israel’s Supreme Court ordered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to remove a senior minister over a past criminal conviction, in a setback for the new right-wing coalition government.further stoke tensions between the Cabinet and Israel’s Supreme Court“Most of the judges have determined that this appointment is extremely unreasonable and thus the prime minister must remove him from office,” said a court summary of the ruling.
He also served jail time beginning in 2000 following a bribery, fraud, and breach of trust conviction. Political watchdogs had appealed to the Supreme Court to order Mr Netanyahu to strike down the appointment, deeming it unreasonable. The government’s reform plans would increase government control over judicial appointments while limiting the Supreme Court’s power to strike down legislation or rule against government actions.Members of Shas, including Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Social Services Yakov Margi, indicated prior to the decision that the party will pull out of the coalition if Mr Deri is not in the cabinet, leaving Mr Netanyahu without a ruling majority.
Ofir Katz, head of Mr Netanyahu’s Likud party faction in parliament, said prior to the ruling that whatever needs to be done to ensure that Mr Deri is able to serve in the cabinet will be done. REUTERS, BLOOMBERG
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