Septet maintains power to extend freeze

The Ministerial Legislation Committee handed Prime Minister Netanyahu a victory on Sunday when it voted 8-5 not to grant the full Knesset a veto over the possibility of extending the 'settlement freeze.' The result means that the power to extend the freeze will remain in the hands of the 'septet' - Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, Avigdor Lieberman, Benny Begin, Moshe (Boogie) Yaalon, Eli Yishai and Dan