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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
An Israeli lawmaker handed in his parliamentary resignation on Sunday after reaching a deal that will see him steer clear of jail and a potential ban from seeking election in 2025. The December plea agreement says Aryeh Deri, chief of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, must also accept that he committed low-level taxation offences and submit to a fine of 180,00 shekels ($57,305), The Jerusalem Post reported. While he must leave his post in the Knesset 48 hours from the point his resignation was given in, he can stay on as Shas head. After Deri’s exit from parliament, Avichai Mandelblit, the state’…