Mandelblit says Shas leader did not promise to quit politics as part of plea bargain, but concedes he should have triggered ruling on whether conviction carried 'moral turpitude'

Shas chief Deri welcomes move as fulfillment of election promise; measure, which was motivated by health concerns, has been slammed by ultra-Orthodox as targeting them

Ministerial Committee for Legislation backs proposal that would shackle court's ability to overrule ministerial postings, day after attorney general's office came out against move

Gali Baharav-Miara's deputies warn bill aimed at bypassing top court's disqualification of Shas chief 'constitutes another attempt... to remove constitutional safeguards'

Shas proposal sought new restrictions on egalitarian prayer, imposed heavy punishments on those who defy it; Netanyahu pledges there will be no change to the status quo

MK Rothman's Basic Law would impose severe restrictions on the High Court's ability to invalidate legislation, allowing laws to be passed with total immunity from judicial review

Acting interior minister Malkieli has reportedly not visited offices since replacing disqualified Deri 2 weeks ago, as coalition standoff with top court hampers emergency readiness

Women's lobby group within Shas party sends letter to Deri asking him to intervene to keep surcharge in place; tax could reportedly only be repealed on diet beverages

Coalition parties said aiming for preliminary reading next week; AG reportedly probing if Shas leader has violated court disqualification by continuing to meet ministry officials

Smotrich, Deri say they support dialogue as long as it doesn't derail current push to overhaul legal system; Netanyahu reportedly says Levin is Herzog's address for talks on reform