Iterior Minister Aryeh Deri is to be questioned under caution for a second time on Monday, a week after he was interrogated for a marathon 11 hours over a slew of corruption allegations.
Police detained 14 suspects related to an undeclared income and assets scandal involving Chairman of Shas and Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, along with his wife, Yaffa.
The Shas party said Monday it would propose a bill that would make it illegal to hold pluralistic prayer services at the Western Wall plaza.
The recent criminal investigation launched against Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri has sparked concerns that the ultra-Orthodox Sephardi party may not survive his potential departure.
Opposition leader and Zionist Union head Isaac Herzog is one of the two Israeli politicians being investigated of possible suspected criminal behavior in two unrelated cases by Israel Police’s fraud squad, Channel 2 reported on Wednesday.
Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit opened an investigation into corruption allegations against Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, it was released for publication Wednesday morning.