People are jumping the gun,
Shas to Party Activists: Get Ready For Elections
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/125187
getting news from jpost or haaretz of couse will make you hate anything to do with Religious or religion. But I think that Shas just wants a little more time in order to win the next election.
Umm Tzvi, you couldn't be more wrong about this. SHas told its followers the election would be "before the year is up" and they meant, by next November. November 2008. That is a LONG ways away. Let's review the facts.
1. They said any negotiation of Jerusalem means they leave the govt.
2. They said any DISCUSSION of the issue of Jerusalem even on the table they leave the govt.
3. We all knew this was being discussed since Annapolis but no evidence to prove it.
4. Today the evidence came out in jpost that indeed, Livni AND the PLO admit they are having 'secret talks' about Jerusalem.
5. Rather than fulfill the obligation due to the vow they made, Shas is denying that the talks are taking place.
Now what reason would they deny the talks and call Livni a liar except that they are unwilling to follow through with their promise? This is a blatant chillul Hashem. They didn't say, hmmm we will have to think about this, or hmm we're surprised, they DENIED the talks are taking place. That is dishonesty.