Moshe Arbel will temporarily replace Arye Deri until the coalition is able to pass a law that will allow him to return.
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
These bureaucratic overlords do not respect or revere the law and have gone way beyond what they should be permitted to judge as it pertains to one’s family heritage.
"Antisemitism is not a threat only for French Jews. If antisemitism begins with the Jews, it never stops with the Jews," Yonathan Arfi, President of Crif said.
According to Basic Law: The Knesset, an Israeli citizen who has been given a prison sentence cannot serve as a member of the parliament or as a minister.