The Shas faction, headed by Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, gathered for a meeting on Wednesday, during which it was decided that the faction's members will not attend any Knesset meetings or votes on Wednesday, in protest against statements allegedly made by Channel 10 board chairman Rami Sadan against Shas and Deri.
Shas faction members will later meet with members of the Moetzet Chachmei HaTorah, the supreme rabbinical policy-making authority in the ultra-Orthodox Sephardic party regarding future measures.