MK Eli Yishai said this evening (Saturday) that "Shas will provide Netanyahu with an external security net as long as the fighting in the south requires it.".
MK Eli Yishai added: "As long as Netanyahu is busy facing the threat from the south and working to remove it, Shas will support him and provide him with a safety net from the opposition benches. The struggle and belief in the justice of the path outweigh any political consideration.".
""At the same time, the talk about Shas entering the coalition is not on the agenda, is inconsistent and even contradicts the Shas movement's perception from the beginning of its founding, and this is in light of the coalition's activity since its founding.".
A Shas source responded and said, with a smile, "It is true that Shas will provide a safety net, but Eli Yishai is not authorized to announce it. How does he know what Shas will or will not provide? - If he is relying on the words of the movement's chairman, Aryeh Deri, on the subject, then he is not far wrong, but it is appropriate that the movement's chairman's statements be issued by his spokesmen, not an MK from the party, even if he was chairman in the past.".