Kadima Party Chairman Shaul Mofaz said at a press conference Tuesday afternoon that he had decided to join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a unity government and that Netanyahu had been "open to issues that are a central part of Kadima's platform."
"Our decision is a great, historic step – not blackmail," Mofaz declared, adding that he had not requested a role in the government. (Attila Somfalvi and Moran Azulay)