Yishai: Nobody has the authority to negotiate controversial issues

By JPOST.COM STAFF
Shortly before Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was expected to announce his resignation, Shas chairman Eli Yishai implied on Sunday that he did not intend to make any waves in the coalition, but also hinted to his opposition against negotiations on any controversial issues. "I don't intend to get into the struggle, wars, or knife-sharpening taking place in Kadima, or to get involved when Olmert resigns," Yishai said. "There is no doubt that with regards to the [main diplomatic issue] that everybody sees that there is not one person - not even the outgoing prime minister - who has the moral, political or practical authority to push issues which are subject to disagreement," he added.