(Jpost).Shas became the second party to join Prime Minister-designate Binyamin
Netanyahu's government Sunday night, Army Radio reported just after
midnight.
According to the report, Shas chairman Eli Yishai will take the Interior
Ministry portfolio as part of the agreement.
The deal also guarantees the Shas the Construction and Housing, and
Religious Services portfolios. The party gave up its attempt to appoint a
minister for haredi education and instead will receive a
minister-without-portfolio in the Prime Minister's Office.
Netanyahu now has a coalition of 53 MKs in hand from Likud, Israel Beiteinu
and Shas. Coalition talks will continue on Monday with Labor, United Torah
Judaism and Habayit Hayehudi.
The party will also have a deputy minister in the Finance Ministry
