Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak denied reports that a deal had been cut with fervently Orthodox legislators, under which they would withdraw their support for early elections. Barak was reacting to reports that Labor and Shas officials had reached a deal to extend draft deferments for yeshiva students.
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