Shas shouldn't be supporting Peres as a presidential candidate
Of course nothing is clear, and you don't usually know what the result will be until the end, but with the presidential election for Israel coming up in about a week, there are plenty of sources that are pressuring the Shas party and its spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef not to support Shimon Peres for president (and for those not sure, in Israel the president is chosen by the Knesset), with good reason:
(IsraelNN.com) The [12] Shas MKs, who are currently slated to vote for Shimon Peres, are likely to tip the scales in favor of Peres in next week's Presidential race. Heavy pressure is being brought to bear from various directions on Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef to change his mind and enable his party MKs to vote according to their own preference - and those of their voters.You can read more at the link. With the dastardly deeds Peres committed in his career, that's just why he's not worthy of presidency, and neither Shas nor any other Knesset member with common sense should have to vote for him.
At the same time, other groups, fearing that Peres will be elected President of Israel by the Knesset next week, are putting pressure on Rabbi Yosef to withdraw his support for Peres. Rabbi Yosef has all but instructed the [12] Shas MKs to vote for Peres next Wednesday. Shas chairman Minister Eli Yishai has already informed Peres of the decision.
Labels: haredi corruption, Israel, Judaism, Knesset, political corruption
