With the signing of an interim agreement between the Likud and the ultra-religious party Shas, Netanyahu has one hurdle left before presenting a government. The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, will have to change the law to allow a convicted person to serve as a cabinet minister. Aryeh Deri, leader and one of the founders of Shas, was convicted of tax offences early in the year and handed a 12-month suspended prison sentence plus a US$52,000 fine. As a result, Deri resigned from the Knesset but kept party leadership. It is the second conviction of the long-time politician. From 2000 to 2002, Deri served 22 months out of a 36-month jail sentence for accepting brib
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