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| Israel-Palestine-Jordan |
| Israeli Elections |
| 2008-10-24 |
| Yishai: No to Livni is Final Shas chairman Eli Yishai said Friday that the decision by the party's council of sages not to enter a government coalition with the Kadima party. When asked on Voice of Israel government radio whether the decision was final, Yishai said, "yes." He added, "Shas cannot be bought and Shas will not sell out Jerusalem." Truly, we're leaving in wondrous times United Torah Judaism Also Out of Coalition Picture The United Torah Judaism party announced on Friday that it would not join the Kadima party in the government that Kadima leader Tzipi Livni is trying to form. UTJ said it could not get a commitment from Kadima to oppose negotiations with the Palestinian Authority on the status of Jerusalem. The party shares concern over Jerusalem and budget support for large families with the Shas party, which announced earlier on Friday that it would not enter a Livni government. Inclusion of UTJ and the Gil Pensioners' Party would have given Livni a "narrow" government, based on parties holding 60 Knesset seats. Without the hareidi-religious faction, Livni is almost certain to call for elections when she meets with President Shimon Peres on Sunday. Elections mean Condi/George team have nobody to pressure to to achieve "a progress in the Peace Process" in their last months in office. And, who knows, elections may even bring a governing coalition which can find their ass with both hands. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #1 it gives me a faint glimmer of hope. |
| Posted by: Betty 2008-10-24 09:44 |