Aryeh Deri (Hebrew: אריה דרעי; born February 17, 1959 in Meknes, Morocco) is an Israeli politician, and former leader of Israel's Shas Party.
[edit] Biography
After Deri was convicted of taking $155,000 in bribes while serving as Interior Minister and given a three-year jail sentence in 2000, he was replaced by Eli Yishai.[1][2] Due to good behavior, Deri was released from Maasiyahu Prison in 2002 after serving 22 months.[3]
In 2005, he was voted the 58th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.[4]
In June 2011, he announced that he was planning to return to politics.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Sontag, Deborah (September 4, 2000). "In a Divided Israel, Thousands Rally for the Ex-Shas Party Leader as He Goes to Jail". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F07E2D71130F937A3575AC0A9669C8B63. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
- ^ Kessel, Jerrold (September 3, 2000). "Israeli political leader goes to jail after emotional send-off". CNN. http://archives.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/meast/09/03/shas.jail/. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
- ^ "Former Shas leader to leave prison". BBC News. July 11, 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2122057.stm. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
- ^ גיא בניוביץ' (June 20, 1995). "הישראלי מספר 1: יצחק רבין – תרבות ובידור". Ynet. http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3083171,00.html. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- ^ "Former Shas leader announces intent to return to politics". Ha'aretz English. June 22, 2011. http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/former-shas-leader-announces-intent-to-return-to-politics-1.369098. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
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Deri, Aryeh |
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| Date of birth |
1959-02-17 |
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Meknes, Morocco |
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