A close vote in Israel’s election has many on edge as they await the final results.
“Exit polls are suggesting that Israel’s governing Likud party and the opposition Zionist Union are neck-and-neck in Israel’s general election.
“Estimates by two Israeli broadcasters gave both sides 27 seats each in the 120-seat parliament, the Knesset.” – YT
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory in Israel’s election after exit polls showed he had erased his center-left rivals’ lead with a hard rightward shift in which he abandoned 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 Union, said “everything is still open”…”
– Reuters
