Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, one of the top leading Rabbinical authorities of the hareidi community, feels that voting in tomorrow’s election is “even more important than in the last elections.” He himself, as well as other leading hareidi rabbis, plans to depart from his normal routine and vote in the election, explaining that there is a danger of “an attempt to uproot Judaism if Barak wins.”
Ariel Sharon is already making efforts to form a national unity government, and has asked Prof. Yaakov Ne’eman to begin the work. Ne’eman served as first as Justice Minister, then as Finance Minister, under Binyamin Netanyahu. MK Silvan Shalom, one of Sharon’s campaign managers, said that if Sharon’s bid to form a unity government with Labor fails, he would try to form as broad a right-wing government as possible. MK Benny Elon (National Union), a long-time proponent of a unity government, said that Sharon will first have to form a narrow government, and only afterwards will be able to invite Labor to join.
Ariel Sharon is already making efforts to form a national unity government, and has asked Prof. Yaakov Ne’eman to begin the work. Ne’eman served as first as Justice Minister, then as Finance Minister, under Binyamin Netanyahu. MK Silvan Shalom, one of Sharon’s campaign managers, said that if Sharon’s bid to form a unity government with Labor fails, he would try to form as broad a right-wing government as possible. MK Benny Elon (National Union), a long-time proponent of a unity government, said that Sharon will first have to form a narrow government, and only afterwards will be able to invite Labor to join.