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artappraiser — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:10:24 +0000

In reply to Israelis re-elect Netanyahu, reject his policies

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Israel Vote Weakens Premier

By Charles Levinson and Joshua Mitnick, Wall Street Journal, Jan. 22, 2013

TEL AVIV—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies were sharply weakened in election results Tuesday, pushing him toward reaching out to opponents to try to form a coalition government that stands to be more moderate but less stable.

Mr. Netanyahu, whose electoral bloc was forecast to win the most seats in the Knesset, is still likely to serve a third term, but the preliminary results mean he must embrace parties at odds over major issues, such as whether to support a Palestinian state and whether to continue building West Bank settlements.

If the exit poll numbers are confirmed, as they generally have been in past elections, the election will stem a more than decade-long decline of more moderate Israeli parties. Those parties support restarting long-stalled peace talks with the Palestinians.

The right-of-center political bloc looks set to see its majority in Israel's 120-seat Knesset shrink from 66 seats to as few as 61, exit polls show, underlining Mr. Netanyahu's need to make concessions toward moderate parties [....]

Exit Polls Suggest Netanyahu’s Showing Is Weaker Than Expected
By Jodi Rudoren and Isabel Kershner, New York Times, Jan 22, 2013

TEL AVIV — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu performed far worse than expected in Israel’s national elections on Tuesday, according to exit polls, and while he remained likely to serve a third term, a surprise surge by a new centrist party indicated that he would be under pressure to form a more moderate governing coalition.[....]

And Haaretz contemplates the

acanuck — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:21:34 +0000

In reply to Late update: Kadima appears

And Haaretz contemplates the sweet irony that Shimon Peres may yet get to decide whether his longtime bitter rival has a future as PM or even in politics:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/israeli-elections-2013/israeli-elections-opi...

Late update: Kadima appears

acanuck — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:12:48 +0000

In reply to Israelis re-elect Netanyahu, reject his policies

Late update: Kadima appears to have squeaked over the 2% cutoff, giving it two seats. As a result, Netanyahu's right-wing coalition and the centrist bloc are evenly split at 60 seats each. Bibi now says he wants to form "the broadest coalition possible," but in a pinch I'm sure he'll cut a deal with one of the smaller centrist parties (like Kadima) to give himself a majority.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/164482

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And Haaretz contemplates the

Late update: Kadima appears