Politicians Shmoozing At The President`s Residence In Jerusalem Editorial Image

Newly-installed Interior Minister, Arye Deri, in rear, became the youngest Knesset Member, at 29 as Yitzhak Shamir, 2nd from left, takes the power conferred by the Israeli electorate and President Chaim Herzog, center. Powerful Likud force, David Levy, left, was the highest-ranking Sephardi politician of the time, like Deri, with strong Moroccan Jewish roots. Outgoing Prime Minister Shimon Peres, is second from left, while Yitzhak Navon, a former president and government minister and scholar, is on right. This event took place at Beit Hanassi, the President`s Residence in Jerusalem on December 22, 1988. Some years later, Deri served 2 years in prison for corruption.