Coalition reportedly caught off guard by gravity of decision by High Court; considerations for way forward include naming Shas chair as alternate PM to keep him in cabinet

Decision finding it 'extremely unreasonable' for recidivist financial criminal to hold senior office prompts fresh chaos and dissent; 12 days ago, he was filling in as PM

Bench finds 10-1 that Deri's appointment to cabinet is both unreasonable due to past offenses and invalid due to false impression given in 2022 plea bargain that he'd quit politics

Welfare Minister Margi says Netanyahu will 'need to make decision,' while Likud's Karhi says ruling against party leader would be 'shameless'

Responding to petition, Gali Baharav-Miara tells High Court that PM must follow deal barring him from involvement in appointments or legislation that could impact his legal case

Yehuda Weinstein, who served under Netanyahu for 6 years, says he opposes all parts of plan; justice minister, Supreme Court chief meet for first time since trading public barbs

Avraham Bezalel denies his remarks on party leader's contested ministerial role are a threat, amid government plans to sharply curtail judiciary's powers

The gov't aims to hobble the High Court's ability to review legislation. If the judges try to strike down the law that institutes the change, Israel may see a high-stakes showdown

Ahead of ruling expected this week, Shas sources indicate party chief will make Netanyahu decide whether to fire him from cabinet or go toe-to-toe against judges

Government will expedite legislation to eliminate 'reasonableness' clause, in order to remove the basis for any court decision to reject Shas chief's appointment, Channel 12 says