Down to work: WITH RABBI OVADIA YOSSEF, the spiritual leader of the Sephardi Orthodox political party Shas, and Eli Yishai, the leading Shas member of the Knesset. Though I was always aware of the limits to Shas support for the difficult decisions we might have to take in order to seek a final peace agreement with the Palestinians, I respected Rabbi Ovadia’s immense erudition, his readiness and capacity for open discussion, and the personal support he gave me in my efforts to at least look for the possibility for a peace deal.