Israel’s Shas party on Saturday denied reports that it had agreed to join a government led by Yashar chairman Gadi Eisenkot, calling them “complete fake news.”
“As instructed by the Council of Torah Sages, Shas is part of the right-wing bloc, lovers of the Torah and Jewish tradition,” the party said in a statement carried by a report. “Only official Shas announcements are decisive, not reports from journalists or tweeters.”
What the earlier reports said
The denial followed a report earlier Saturday that Shas would not obstruct the formation of an opposition-bloc coalition involving United Torah Judaism. That report described Shas not blocking a possible government, not joining one. Separate reports on Thursday said Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman had dropped his veto on forming a government with haredi parties, opening the door to talks between the opposition bloc and UTJ.
The mandate
Eisenkot is set to formally receive the mandate to form a government on Sunday at 10am ET, the president announced. Coalition talks are expected to follow.
JBizNews Desk | Jerusalem
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