Palestinians throughout the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are unhappy about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dramatic win in the Israeli election results favoring the right, as it seems to set back the chances for a two-state solution.
This city’s Rabin Square was full of young men wearing large knit kippahs and women in long skirts and long sleeves cheering as right-wing politicians declared their opposition to Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank.
Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog said he will lead the opposition rather than join a national unity government with Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party.
On Tuesday, Israeli voters gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a clear mandate to form the next government.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu owes his election win to Israeli security fears, notably about Iran\’s growing regional influence, said an official of a Gulf Arab government wary of Tehran\’s progress towards a nuclear deal with world powers.
The Likud and haredi Orthodox parties dominated in Jerusalem, while the Zionist Union took the most votes in Tel Aviv in Israel’s national elections.\n
\”Kahlon for finance minister\” as a campaign slogan will likely turn into reality for Moshe Kahlon after a strong showing for his upstart Kulanu party in the Israeli election won by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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