(Updated Thursday 10 AM) After more than a week of negotiations, The Shas party reached an agreement with Prime Minister Sharon that would allow the party to rejoin the government coalition. Shas leaders last night, informed Sharon that they would they would be willing to vote in favor of the government’s emergency economic plan in the second and third (final) readings, in exchange for their return to power. The Prime Minister had fired the Shas ministers after they voted against the bill when it was initially introduced to the Knesset at the beginning of last week.