Senior Shas MK: 'Kaplanists fund incitement against leaders in the Haredi public'
MK Michael Malchieli rejected reports about erosion of Aryeh Deri's status in Shas and claimed that the calls against him were funded by 'Kaplanists'. At the same time, he distanced himself from the remarks of…
Assessment
A senior Shas MK is shifting blame for internal party criticism onto external political activists, framing it as a funded conspiracy rather than organic dissent. By simultaneously distancing himself from a rabbi's attack on the military chief, he is managing two distinct narratives: defending party leadership while containing fallout from an allied figure. The next development to watch is whether other Shas figures echo this conspiracy claim or break with it.