In most democracies, being convicted of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust might constitute a modest obstacle to high office. In Israel, it turns out to be closer to a speed bump. Aryeh Deri, co-founder of the Shas party, was convicted in 1999 on those charges and served nearly two years in prison. Undeterred, he returned to politics with sufficient vigor to be convicted again in 2022, this time for tax offences, signing a plea deal that included resigning from parliament specifically to avoid further incarceration. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, himself no stranger to courtrooms, promptly appointed Deri as both interior minister and health minister. When Israel's Supreme Court had the temerity to find this appointment unreasonable, parliament passed what became known as the 'Deri Law,' restricting the court's ability to review the 'reasonableness' of government decisions. So to summarize: convicted felon resigns to avoid prison, gets appointed to two ministries simultaneously, and the law is then rewritten to prevent judges from objecting. The system isn't broken. It's working exactly as designed.