Yair Ettinger, Haaretz Correspondent: Shas sages council orders party's MKs to back Peres in presidential race
Talkback
Title:Peres should object`
Name:Nathaniel
City: MinneapolisState: MN, USA
If Peres is promising to herald in a higher standard in Beit Hannassi - he must start by rejecting dictates by extremist religious zealots who were never elected to anything.
While Shas` support might help Peres win the presidency - accepting not a mere endorsement, but an `order` to vote for him - should be anathema to a real statesman.
So is Peres an opportunist or a leader?