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Election Results Mean Palestinians Will Press at ICC, Chief Negotiator Says

The chief Palestinian negotiator expects Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form the next Israeli government and has declared that the Palestinians in turn will push forward with legal efforts at the International Criminal Court. “It is clear that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will form the next government, and for that, we say clearly that we…

By JTA Mar 18, 2015 | < 1 min read
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Five Takeaways From the Israeli Elections

(JTA) – In the United States, the magic number on Election Day is 270, the number of Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency. In Israel, it’s 61, the number of seats needed to capture a majority in the 120-seat Knesset — and with it, the premiership. With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party…

By Uriel Heilman Mar 18, 2015 | 4 min read
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Netanyahu Claims Victory in Israel Election After Hard Right Shift

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory in Israel’s election on Tuesday after exit polls showed he had erased his center-left rivals’ lead with a hard rightward shift that saw him disavow a commitment to negotiate a Palestinian state. Difficult coalition talks still lie ahead. Isaac Herzog, Netanyahu’s chief opponent and head of the center-left Zionist…

By Reuters Mar 17, 2015 | 3 min read
The Schmooze
Hadash Mocks Bibi’s ‘Arab Vote’ Comment With Amazing Meme

Earlier today, Benjamin Netanyahu expressed “concern” over what impact the high turnout rates in Israel’s Arab communities could have on the election. So the Hadash party, one member of the Joint (Arab) List responded with an amazing “Game of Thrones” meme. (For those of you who haven’t gotten around to watching this gem of a…

By Anne Cohen Mar 17, 2015 | < 1 min read
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Benjamin Netanyahu Claims ‘Great Victory’ in Election on Twitter

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Twitter, claimed a “great victory” in Israel’s election on Tuesday, after exit polls showed his right-wing Likud party even with its main opponent, the center-left Zionist Union. “Against all odds: a great victory for Likud, a great victory for the national camp led by Likud, a great victory for the…

By Reuters Mar 17, 2015 | < 1 min read
Opinion
Live-Blogging Israel’s Election Results

Getty Images J.J. Goldberg and Nathan Guttman analyze Israel’s exit polls as they come in, bouncing ideas off one another to figure out what’s next for the government. This post will be updated frequently, so check back soon. Nathan Guttman (7:00 PM) Isaac Herzog put on his best face and told his supporters that it…

By J.J. Goldberg and Nathan Guttman Mar 17, 2015 | 4 min read
Opinion
In Jaffa, Israeli Arabs Get Out the Vote

Silan Dallal, a Jewish activist with the Joint List / Naomi Zeveloff This morning, Wael Mahamid received a mass text message from the Likud party with the warning to its right wing base that Israeli Arabs were going to the polls in record numbers. But Mahamid only laughed at the message, which was sent out…

By Naomi Zeveloff Mar 17, 2015 | 3 min read
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Israel Exit Polls Coming in With Bibi and Herzog Neck-and-Neck

We will update this post as more results come in. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu closed a gap with center-left rival Isaac Herzog in a hard-fought Israeli election on Tuesday, exit polls showed, leaving both men with a chance to rule but Netanyahu with the clearer path to forming a coalition. A new centrist party, Kulanu,…

By Reuters Mar 17, 2015 | 3 min read

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