Video: Haredi Supporters Of Shas Leader Break Into, Disrupt, Press Conference Of Shas Party's New Rival

In front reporters and with dozens of television cameras rolling, several supporters of the chairman of the Sefardi haredi Shas Party, Aryeh Deri, broke into a press conference in the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem where Deri’s archrival, Eli Yishai, was announcing his departure from Shas and the formation of a new haredi political party to compete with it. Deri's supporters disrupted the event.

In front of reporters and with dozens of television cameras rolling, several supporters of the chairman of the Sefardi haredi Shas Party, Aryeh Deri, broke into a press conference in the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem where Deri’s archrival, Eli Yishai, was announcing his departure from Shas and the formation of a new haredi political party to compete with it.

Deri’s supporters  grabbed a large framed photograph of of the late Sefardi haredi rabbinic leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the founder of Shas.

When reporters yelled that Deri’s supporters were stealing, the Deri supporter with the photograph in his hands yelled back, “from Eli Yishai one is allowed to steal.” The Deri supporters continued to riot, tearing Yishai’s campaign signs from the hotel meeting room’s walls.

Police arrived and removed the Deri supporters from the hotel but made no arrests.

Deri is a felon who was convicted on public corruption charges when he first served as Shas Party chairman years ago. He served a prison term and was only brought back into Shas leadership last year by Yosef.

After Yosef passed away, Deri and his supporters forced Yishai and another Shas politician out of their co-leadership roles, leaving Deri as the sole Shas leader.

Here’s a video of tonight’s mini-riot:

 

Comments

[dapper danny]

“from Eli Yishai one is allowed to steal.”

Nice to see how situational ethics applies in haredistan.

[(The other) Eli]

Surprised nobody got beaten.

[A Yid]

For the people who don't understand Hebrew Shmarya's selective translation of small part of what the protester said makes him look worse than he is. He grabs the picture of haRav Ovadya screaming that Maran is with us not with you Maran is with Aryeh Deri , Maran appointed him the sages of the council of the Torah sages support him etc.
He is not trying to physically steal the picture just using it to make his points.
PS. I am not a supporter of either side in the Shas dispute nor do I think it is proper to do what the young man did however I just wanted to set the record straight.

[Lo K'darkah]

Fabulous. This video shows the finer points of political discourse between the Sunni and Shia factions of the Shas party.

[Malka]

The children are out to play again.

[Josh]

Pretty sure Yishi was removed from his co-leadership role By Yosef himself before his passing. Deri always had a way of controlling Yosef

[Alter Kocker]

May neither of these idiots get one vote.

[Sam]

Obviously, they are scared of losing.

Also notice, there are no adults there only teenager adolescents.

Poor Deri. How embarrassing.