Deri's show has begun - and he already knows how it will end

Aryeh Deri is activating his classic 'hold me back' maneuver: he hints at resigning from Shas after the weak election results, rabbis and Knesset members rush to his home to persuade him to stay, and he is expected to emerge stronger. The article analyzes the move as a planned performance, while noting for the first time rabbis who question his leadership.

Aryeh Deri is activating his classic 'hold me back' maneuver: he hints at resigning from Shas after the weak election results, and rabbis and Knesset members rush to his home to persuade him to stay. The article analyzes the move as a planned performance, designed to restore him as someone the movement needs, not as someone who failed. Deri controls the institutions, budgets, and appointments, and no factor can move him. However, for the first time in years, there are rabbis in Shas who dare to ask whether Deri is the problem, not the solution, and who is responsible for the loss of one hundred thousand votes. The rabbis fear a public struggle that would split the movement, so the likely bet is that Deri will remain strengthened, with the narrative that the system failed and he is the only one who can fix it.

Deri's show has begun - and he already knows how it will end