Shas deputy minister denounces comments about Haifa police chief

Deputy Finance Minister Yitzhak Cohen (Shas) renounced comments made by his fellow party members, in which they blamed Haifa Police Chief Ahuva Tomer, who perished in the blaze, for the deaths of Prison Service cadets whose bus was burned."You souldn't say such a thing. God forbid. May she rest in peace, " he said.

Cohen also criticized Tomer's partner, Danny Rosen, who verbally attacked Shas Chairman Eli Yishai during Wednesday's memorial ceremony in honor of those killed in the Carmel wildfire. "He did something that should not be done," he added. (Kobi Nahshoni)