MK Shteinitz: Sharon, Mofaz Deceived Public on ’Pact’ with PA
Excerpt:
“He said that the Prime Minister and Mofaz refused repeated requests from the committee to disclose the supposed accord, claiming that it contained secret information. Shteinitz said in a press conference, ‘Since I have been chairman of the committee, there never has been anything like this’ whereby a false picture was presented to the Knesset and to the world.”
National Union, NRP Agree Rabbi Elon Will Get Senior Post
Excerpt:
“The National Union Party and the National Religious Party (NRP) have released similar, although separate, statements today agreeing in principle to placing the respected Rabbi Mordechai Elon (brother of National Union head Benny Elon) at the head of a joint parliamentary list. Both statements also insist that in such a case, Rabbi Elon will have the right to take the senior ministerial post offered to the right-wing bloc. Sources in the National Union have said that such agreement could be a breakthrough in negotiations over running in a joint list in upcoming national elections.”
Breakthrough in NRP/National Union Negotiations for Alliance? MB
Poll for National Union: 24-36 Seats for United Religious and Nationalists