He said, she said situation in Shas leader legal brouhaha

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday. Legal affairs correspondent Jeremy Sharon and diaspora and religion writer Judah Ari Gross join host Jessica Steinberg for today's podcast. Sharon explains the complex legal situation unfolding with the barring of Shas leader Aryeh Deri from the government as a cabinet minister and what he would need to be reinstated. Gross looks at a conference of left-wing religious Jews gathering together for the first time, as this grassroots movement bands together from across the religious spectrum. Sharon discusses the evacuation of an illegal West Bank outpost of religious settlers, and how far-right politicians, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Public Security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, equated the situation with the ongoing debate over illegal Bedouin village Khan al-Ahmar in the West Bank. Gross talks about the shortage of ulpan teachers, instructors who teach Hebrew to new immigrants, caused by a lack of wage negotiations and complications with finding alternatives. Discussed articles include: Deri v. High Court: What did he actually pledge in his 2022 plea bargain? Eyeing their community’s rightward shift, left-wing religious Jews form new movement Illegal West Bank outpost evacuated for second time as coalition tensions persist Likud MKs call on government to evacuate Bedouin village Khan al-Ahmar immediately After clash over West Bank outpost, Gallant and Smotrich meet with Netanyahu MKs demand solutions to Hebrew teacher shortage that is vexing new immigrants Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: Shas leader Aryeh Deri during a Shas party meeting at the Knesset on January 23, 2023 (Courtesy Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.