Knesset Legal AdvisorEyalYnoninformedKnesset SpeakerReuven Rivlin, Tuesday that thecandidacy ofShachivShnaan to rejoin theKnessetis valid.An inquiryconducted by Ynonwiththe relevantcivil service sources showed that the levelofShnaan's position at the WelfareMinistry does not preventhimfrom servingas a candidate formembershipin the Knesset.
Shena'anis expected to replace formerKnesset memberMatan Vilnai in the Atzma'ut independencefactionandhis swearing-inis expectedto take placeWednesday. Vilnai resigned this week to become Israel's ambassador to China.