Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak is more inclined to bring the Likud Party than the fervently Orthodox Shas Party into his governing coalition, according to Israeli media reports. The Israeli daily Ma’ariv quoted Barak as saying that he had no interest in negotiating with Shas if its leader, Aryeh Deri, continued to pull political strings from behind the scenes. Deri announced Wednesday he is resigning from the Knesset, but added that he would continue to head the party’s “spiritual and social” activities.
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