6 ▁K ness et ▁elections , ▁the ▁party ▁won ▁ 5 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁and ▁ 7 ▁seats , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁sixth ▁largest ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁K ness et . ▁It ▁joined ▁B iny amin ▁Net any ahu ' s ▁L ik ud - led ▁government , ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁two ▁minister ial ▁posts ; ▁Sh ar ans ky ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁Indust ry ▁and ▁Trade , ▁whilst ▁Ed el stein ▁became ▁Minister ▁of ▁Im migr ant ▁Abs or ption . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Short ly ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁K ness et ▁elections , ▁Michael ▁N ud el man ▁and ▁Y uri ▁Stern ▁left ▁the ▁party ▁to ▁form ▁Ali y ah , ▁which ▁later ▁entered ▁into ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁another ▁Russian - imm igr ant ▁party , ▁Y is rael ▁Be ite inu . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁elections , ▁the ▁party ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁six ▁seats , ▁but ▁was ▁now ▁the ▁fifth - larg est ▁in ▁the ▁K ness et , ▁having ▁campaign ed ▁on ▁the ▁popular ▁mot to ▁" Min istry ▁of ▁In ternal ▁Affairs ▁in ▁our ▁control " ▁( М В Д ▁под ▁на ш ▁контро ль ). ▁It ▁joined ▁E h ud ▁Bar ak ' s ▁One ▁Israel - led ▁government , ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁one ▁minister ial ▁port folio ▁( Sh ar ans ky ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁In ternal ▁Affairs ) ▁and ▁one ▁deput y ▁minister ial ▁post ▁( Mar