atto - Sh aron ▁joined ▁Men ach em ▁Begin ' s ▁coal ition , ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁acts ▁being ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁a ▁law ▁that ▁prohib ited ▁the ▁extr ad ition ▁of ▁Isra eli ▁citizens . ▁He ▁sat ▁on ▁the ▁Econom ic ▁Affairs ▁Committee ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁he ▁renamed ▁the ▁party ▁Development ▁and ▁Peace . ▁During ▁his ▁K ness et ▁term ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁negoti ations ▁to ▁free ▁Isra eli ▁P OW s . ▁The ▁party ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁elections , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁pass ▁the ▁elect oral ▁threshold ▁of ▁ 1 % ▁in ▁either , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁disappeared . ▁Fl atto - Sh aron ▁was ▁never ▁extr ad ited ▁to ▁France ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁five - year ▁sentence ▁given ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁absence , ▁as ▁the ▁five - year ▁stat ute ▁of ▁limitations ▁exp ired . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁he ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁three ▁months ▁community ▁service ▁for ▁b ri ber y ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁election ▁campaign . ▁It ▁had ▁emer ged ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁" b ought ▁votes ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁by ▁prom ising ▁apart ments ▁to ▁young ▁cou ples ▁and ▁homes ▁to ▁others ▁at ▁reduced ▁prices " ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁pay ing ▁vot ers ▁( who ▁were ▁described ▁as ▁" camp aign ▁workers ") ▁and ▁giving ▁money ▁to ▁a ▁local ▁party ▁in ▁Dim ona ▁to ▁be ▁associated