Deri against the Attorney General: "Kaplan activist, continues to persecute Torah scholars"

Shas chairman Aryeh Deri sharply attacked Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, calling her a "Kaplan activist" and accusing her of systematically persecuting Torah scholars ahead of the elections. The attack follows her appeal to the High Court to deny benefits to 110,000 Haredi draft evaders.

Shas chairman Aryeh Deri sharply attacked Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara on Wednesday evening, following her appeal to the High Court to advance the denial of benefits to 110,000 Haredim defined as evading military service. Deri accused the Attorney General of systematically persecuting the yeshiva world and attempting to influence the upcoming elections, calling her a "Kaplan activist." According to him, "as far as she is concerned, the state is still not cruel enough to Torah scholars." Baharav-Miara's latest petition joins previous moves in which she sought to expand economic sanctions in the areas of housing, municipal taxes, public transportation, and daycare centers. The article presents only Deri's statements, without a response from the Attorney General.