The Supreme Court rejected the appeal of Israeli Sephardi leader Aryeh Deri, clearing the way for Deri to begin serving his sentence for fraud and bribery on Sept. 3. Sephardi leaders criticized the decision. Shas Party leader Eli Suissa said it “twisted the knife that has been stuck in the Sephardi back for 52 years,” referring to discrimination that the Sephardi community feels it has suffered in Israel.
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