TEMPLE ISRAEL
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An Unforgettable Afternoon with
Governor Mario M. Cuomo
Will Deri's Party
Back Peace Plan?
Sunday, October 17, 1993 • 2:00 pm
AT TEMPLE ISRAEL
Mario M. Cuomo, serving an
unprecedented third term as governor
of the state of New York, known for his
progressive, pragmatic philosophy, will
speak on current issues facing the
nation. Governor Cuomo's willingness
to defend controversial positions has
made him a fascinating public figure.
Considered an extraordinary commu-
nicator, it has been said "Cuomo
speaks poetry while everyone else
speaks prose". Please join us for an
unforgettable afternoon.
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Jerusalem (JTA) — Interior
Minister Aryeh Deri has
formalized his resignation
from the Israeli Cabinet, but
government leaders are still
hoping to win the support of
his Shas party for the peace
accords reached with the Pa-
lestinians.
Mr. Deri, who is the
fervently Orthodox party's
top official, made his resig-
nation official at the last
Cabinet meeting. He had
announced it last week in
the wake of a ruling from the
High Court of Justice requir-
ing him to step down in the
face of charges of financial
misconduct that had been
brought against him.
After Mr. Deri announced
his resignation, other offi-
cials of the party said Shas
would quit the government,
a move that would leave the
other two coalition partners,
Labor and Meretz, without
an absolute majority in the
120-member Knesset.
But they did not say
whether the party would
also withdraw its support for
a historic agreement that
would implement Palestin-
ian self-rule first in the Gaza
Strip and the West Bank
town of Jericho.
Prime Minister Yitzhak
Rabin said at the Cabinet
meeting that he hoped and
believed Shas' position on
the historic peace agreement
with the Palestine Libera-
tion Organization would not
be clouded by its bitter feel-
ings over the personal prob-
lems affecting several of its
leaders.
Mr. Rabin was referring to
Mr. Deri and to Deputy Re-
ligious Affairs Minister
Raphael Pinhasi, who is also
to leave the government, in
the face of similar charges of
financial misconduct.
Mr. Deri's resignation
plainly increases Mr.
Rabin's concern over the size
of his majority when the
Knesset votes on the peace
agreement with the PLO
next week.
Shas' two other deputy
ministers, Aryeh Gamliel
and Yosef Azran, have also
resolved to resign in the
wake of the High Court's
rulings against Mr. Deri and
Mr. Pinhasi.
But the party as such has
not yet officially seceded
from the coalition govern-
ment.
Mr. Deri told reporters
outside the Cabinet room
that he was convinced Shas'
spiritual mentor, Rabbi
Ovadia Yosef, would reach
his decision on how Shas
would vote on the peace
package purely on the basis
of his talks with Rabin and
with military leaders.
Coalition whips believe
that in a worst-case scenario,
Shas will abstain, leaving
Mr. Rabin with a solid
majority in the crucial
Knesset vote.
At best, coalition whips
hope, Shas will give its loyal
backing to the agreement,
and four Knesset members
of the fervently Orthodox
United Torah Judaism bloc
will also support it.
In comments to reporters,
Mr. Deri spoke acidly of a
weekend report that At-
torney General Yosef
Harish, who reaches the age
of 70 this week, has told the
government he will quit his
Aryeh Deri has
formalized his
resignation from
the Israeli Cabinet.
post only after Nov. 1, in
order to complete the process
of stripping Mr. Deri of his
parliamentary immunity.
Mr. Harish has long main-
tained that both Mr. Deri
and Mr. Pinhasi, who could
not be indicted because they
had the protection of
parliamentary immunity,
should voluntarily step
down.
Mr. Rabin and Justice
Minister David Libai have
reportedly agreed on
Harish's successor, Tel Aviv
District Court Judge
Michael Ben-Yair.
Mr. Ben-Yair's candidacy
is understood to be sup-
ported by Shas, which holds
out hope that a new attorney
general might order a re-
examination of the Deri file.
Mr. Rabin and several
other ministers praised Mr.
Deri during the Cabinet
meeting, speaking warmly
of his work at his ministry
and of his contributions to
Cabinet debates.
Mr. Deri, in his mid-30s,
has been interior minister
for more than six years.
Ministry sources say he
catapulted the ministry from
the Middle Ages into the
21st century, computerizing
its work and streamlining
its departments. ❑