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Aside from debating whether or not to vote for a prisoner exchange deal that would set Gilad Shalit free, several members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet offered several lines of action Israel could take following the deal's execution. Standing head and shoulders above most were Interior Minister Eli Yishai of Shas and his party member Meshulam Nahari, who said Israel should consider releasing Jewish terrorists who carried out attacks against Palestinians. "It's the right thing to do as part of the balances in Israel's society," Yishai said, adding that such a move would not "undo the releasing of hundreds...

Dec. 13, 2004 20:32 | Updated Dec. 13, 2004 20:35 Likud, Shas divided on disengagement By GIL HOFFMAN Coalition talks between Likud and Shas broke down on Monday over Shas's continued opposition to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan. The Likud team asked Shas chairman Eli Yishai to endorse the plan, but Yishai said Shas mentor Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's ruling against disengagement will not change, despite the death of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat. He asked for Shas to be given freedom to vote its conscience when the issue of disengagement is raised. Shas rejected Likud efforts to reach a...

Yishai says “Lapid needs a psychiatrist” Shas opens new front against Shinui head, accuses him of racism. Denies campaign related to coalition talks and fact Lapid agreed to serve with UTJ.Yifat Zohar Shas Chairman MK Eli Yishai. Shas Chairman MK Eli Yishai has declared a concerted campaign against Shinui Chairman and Justice Minister Yossef Lapid. “I recommend that the minister of health send the chief psychiatrist to examine the chairman of Shinui, Minister Yossef Lapid “, Yishai declared on Tuesday. At a meeting of Shas activists, Yishai said that the campaign would begin in the coming days and continue until...

Sharon and Lapid discuss coalition negotiations Ilil Shahar Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Shinui Chairman Yossef Lapid are meeting in Jerusalem to discuss the latest developments in the coalition negotiations. Sharon-Yishai meeting ends NRG Maariv The meeting between premier Ariel sharon and Shas leader Eli Yishai has ended. Both men praised the "positive atmosphere". (2004-07-22 16:26:21.0)