Israel’s president attempted on Wednesday to break the logjam in Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak’s attempts to form a government. Ezer Weizman hosted the leader of the secular Meretz Party and tried to convince him to join a government that also includes the fervently Orthodox Shas Party. Meretz leader Yossi Sarid indicated he would consider such a move if it became clear in several months that Shas is no longer led by Aryeh Deri, who was convicted in March of receiving bribes.
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