Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the leader of the fervently Orthodox Shas Party to secure his backing in the upcoming elections, the Israeli daily Ha’aretz reported Sunday. The meeting took place after Aryeh Deri was sentenced last week to four years in prison for taking bribes while holding several positions in the Interior Ministry during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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