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Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef (Kobi Gideon / BauBau) Last update - 22:09 27/01/2008 Shas rabbis: Party will quit coalition immediately if J'lem discussed By Yair Ettinger, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: coalition, Shas, Jerusalem  The Shas party's Council of Torah Sages said Sunday that the faction would quit the coalition immediately if Israel opened negotiations with the Palestinian Authority over the future of Jerusalem. The council's declaration followed talks earlier in the day between Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas regarding the situation on the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt. The council urged party chairman Minister Eli Yishai to continue to follow negotiations closely and to report to them immediately on progress. Advertisement "There must be no talks on peace agreements and no negotiations should be made before a complete end to terror as accepted by all," said the council. The Council of Torah Sages comprises four rabbis and is headed by the party's spiritual leader, Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef. Yishai briefed the council Sunday evening on his latest talks with the prime minister with regard to political negotiations and decisions over the construction freeze in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Related articles: Shas: If J'lem even mentioned in Annapolis, we'll bolt coalition Minister Ayalon appeals to Shas leader to remain in coalition Shas escalates threat to quit Olmert gov't over Jerusalem talks Bookmark to del.icio.us   Negev attack Dimona suicide bombing kills one woman in first such attack in more than a year. A friend in Dalia Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik is secretly raising Knesset officials' salaries.   1.   can olmert take the news ?its time for elections 22:59  |  v hardman 27/01/08   2.   Shas stalling 00:15  |  Rabbi Yakov Lazaros 28/01/08   3.   Good news 02:00  |  kiwi girl 28/01/08   4.   Shas: There is no excuse to remain in this evil coalition. 02:19  |  Chaim 28/01/08   5.   Finally Real Leadership! 03:02  |  Shlomo 28/01/08   6.   It is about time that Politicians should be coherent! 03:05  |  Elmo Freedmann 28/01/08   7.   A Real Western Leader At Last! 03:09  |  Michael Cohen 28/01/08   8.   SHAS: Defenders of Jerusalem! 03:10  |  Vote for Eli Yishai 28/01/08   9.   Integrety: Shas 03:16  |  Tomas Colbert 28/01/08   10.   Shas Slogan: We prefer monuments to dead jews 03:19  |  B. 28/01/08   11.   coalition 03:22  |  colin 28/01/08

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