Word: shas
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...Natan Sharansky, leader of the largest Russian party, B'Aliya Israel, and a key member of Netanyahu's cabinet, has campaigned aggressively against "religious coercion," channeling Russian rage against the Interior Ministry run by Shas -- an ultra-orthodox party, mostly consisting of Moroccan Jews, that is Netanyahu's key coalition partner. "The ministry has infuriated many Russians by challenging their claim to be Jewish," says Beyer. "Many Russian immigrants don't have 100 percent Jewish ancestry, and that causes them many problems in Israel in areas such as marriage and burial, even impinging on their right to bring over their...
...Netanyahu preserve his fragile six-seat hold on power in the Knesset. Two centrist parties, the Third Way and Sharansky's Israel Be'Aliya, said Monday that they would remain, along with two Cabinet members from the Likud Party. Netanyahu can count on the loyalty of the ultra-Orthodox Shas Party whose leader, Arieh Deri, was charged with extortion and fraud in the sole indictment of the scandal. While Netanyahu looks as if he may emerge from the scandal, U.S. officials are worried that his escape from indictment will make him even more dependent on the right-wing supporters...
...Netanyahu preserve his fragile six-seat hold on power in the Knesset. Two centrist parties, the Third Way and Sharansky's Israel Be'Aliya, said Monday that they would remain, along with two Cabinet members from the Likud Party. Netanyahu can count on the loyalty of the ultra-Orthodox Shas Party whose leader, Arieh Deri, was charged with extortion and fraud in the sole indictment of the scandal. While Netanyahu looks as if he may emerge from the scandal, U.S. officials are worried that his escape from indictment will make him even more dependent on the right-wing supporters...
JERUSALEM: Even as he is embroiled in painstaking negotiations over the Hebron agreement, Benjamin Netanyahu now may face eroding support at home. Israel radio reported Friday that two Israeli cabinet ministers of the religious Shas Party who initially supported the agreement now were considering abstaining or voting no. And Thursday night, one of Netanyahu's strongest supporters, Justice Minister Tzahi Hanegbi, said that he too would vote against a Hebron deal if Netanyahu commits to a new timetable for a troop withdrawal from West Bank rural areas. The defection of all three would prevent an agreement from taking effect...
Public support is vital for Rabin. In the wake of Aryeh Deri's forced resignation from the cabinet over financial misdeeds, Shas (Deri's party) participation in the Labor-led coalition is hanging by a thread. Shas is the only "religious" party in the coalition and joined it amid cries of betrayal from the other conservative, religious parties. Although it is a small party with only a few votes in the Knesset, its absence from the coalition would mean that Rabin would be forced to rely on Arab party votes to sustain his majority. If Rabin and the Labor party...