Malkieli and Ben-Tzur will continue holding their first ministries as well, and thus each will hold two ministerial portfolios.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other coalition heads blasted the High Court of Justice ruling on Arye Deri at a special press conference
A democracy cannot allow persons who have successively been accused and found guilty of financial offenses to be responsible for vast state budgets as ministers
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The initiative behind the subsidized events included a special budget to make them accessible for those who observe Shabbat.
"It was clear to both of us that we would adhere to the court's ruling," Deri said to Netanyahu following his removal from the government.