Israel PM removes top minister over court ruling

Agencies | Jerusalem The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu removed a top minister from office Sunday, a statement said, following a Supreme Court ruling against Aryeh Deri's appointment which has shaken the nascent cabinet. "It

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Published 22 January 2023, 8:00 · Updated 22:14

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Israel PM removes top minister over court ruling

Agencies | Jerusalem

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu removed a top minister from office Sunday, a statement said, following a Supreme Court ruling against Aryeh Deri's appointment which has shaken the nascent cabinet.

"It is with a heavy heart, with great sorrow and with an extremely difficult feeling that I am forced to transfer you from your position as a minister in the government," Netanyahu told Deri, who held the health and interior portfolios and who was convicted last year of tax evasion.

Israel PM removes top minister over court ruling

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