Tens of thousands of Israeli supporters of the fervently Orthodox Shas Party turned out in Israel to cheer a former party leader who reported to prison Sunday to begin serving a three-year sentence for accepting bribes. Aryeh Deri arrived at the detention center more than an hour late, after his convoy was held up by supporters who gathered along the highway.
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