In an effort to assist former Shas minister, R’ Shlomo Benizri, who entered Massiyahu Prison this week, serving a 4.5 year term, MKs and ministers of the party will be visiting him weekly.

It appears the party’s Council of Torah Sages met to discuss the matter, and next week, Rav Ovadia Yosef Shlita, possibility accompanied by some of the other Rabbonim Shlita, will be making a visit to the prison as well. During his prison term, R’ Ovadia did not visit R’ Aryeh Deri, who was the party’s leader.

At present, despite rumors, an official request for the visit was not made with Israel Prison Authority officials.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)