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The new, or old, Shas?
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| Last Edited | 411 Name Removed Mar 02, 2006 11:18am |
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| Media | Newspaper - Ha Aretz |
| News Date | Tuesday, February 28, 2006 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | We haven't seen a campaign like this since Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to convince us of "the new Netanyahu." Eli Yishai is out at the pubs; Eli Yishai is declaring his intent to appoint an Ashkenazi professor as a minister on behalf of Shas; Eli Yishai is fighting corruption. There's no denying it: Eli Yishai is trying to convince the public that there's a new Shas in town - a moderate, honest and tolerant party. If this is the case, it is most welcome. The big question is whether it is all a ruse and Shas is simply the same old Shas.
This question is of paramount significance because Shinui is disappearing whereas Shas is expected to do well in the election. Shas had 11 seats in the outgoing Knesset; and the polls are currently giving the party 10 seats. But the surveys always underestimate its power. And as a result, Shas officials are convinced that the party is going to be the surprise package of the elections - and they are probably right. It's an expected surprise. |
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