Ultra-Orthodox party emerging as Israel kingmaker
Submitted by wafflehutguy on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 14:13
JERUSALEM - An ultra-Orthodox Jewish party run by an octogenarian rabbi who has said Hurricane Katrina was divine punishment emerged Thursday as the kingmaker in forming the next Israeli government.
Having won a fight to be leader of the ruling Kadima Party, Tzipi Livni now will likely need Shas as a partner to become prime minister. But Shas opposes any compromise on Jerusalem, and including it in a coalition could tie her hands in peace talks with the Palestinians.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080918/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel...
Let's turn up the heat a little.....
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