The sickening reason why Netanyahu's key ally thinks the Hamas massacre 'saved' Israel

Ultra-Orthodox Shas party chair Arye Dery called Oct.7 a moment that 'saved Israel,' paving the way for Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran. To some, it may look like divine deliverance, but for others, it's an unending funeral procession

According to Arye Dery – former government minister, current chairman of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party and close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – October 7 "saved the people of Israel."

In a TV interview on Monday, Dery spoke in almost mystical terms about Hamas' attack and the change it brought to the Middle East and the world.

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