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| Likud cut deal with Shas to foil Livni |
| 2009-03-07 |
| As negotiations to build Prime Minister-designate Binyamin Netanyahu's government intensified on Thursday, The Jerusalem Post received information from a well-placed political source confirming long-standing speculation that Shas made a deal with Netanyahu to prevent Kadima leader Tzipi Livni from forming a coalition in October. In return for forcing the February 10 election, Netanyahu promised Shas chairman Eli Yishai the Interior Ministry and NIS 2 billion worth of allocations for his party's pet causes, according to the source. A Shas spokesman denied the report, saying his party would be overjoyed if it were given even NIS 1.5b. In all, the financial demands being raised by the five parties expected to join a Likud-led coalition add up to almost NIS 10b., according to a source close to the negotiations. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 In all, the financial demands being raised by the five parties expected to join a Likud-led coalition add up to almost NIS 10b. That's less than 2 billion dollars: couldn't keep GM running for a week. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-03-07 01:29 |