National Union party leader Yaakov Katz (Ketzaleh) will meet with Shas party leader Eli Yishai Thursday. The two will discuss means of assuring the government will remain right-wing and include the religious parties.

Along the same lines, both Katz and Yishai met on Wednesday with United Torah Judaism party leader Meir Porush. The three religious parties hope that as a united front with 20 mandates they will have more bargaining power.