Posted on 03/18/2015 9:20:48 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony
The Likud party overcomes the leftist opposition, the media — and the Obama administration.
As vote tallying came to a close Wednesday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party emerged as the clear victor in the Israeli election, besting the runner-up Zionist Union party headed by the Labor Party leader Isaac Herzog and his running mate, Tzipi Livni. As a result, Netanyahu has gained the upper hand in forming the country’s next coalition government.
The election reflected polling done in December, when Netanyahu appeared to have a comfortable lead following his call for new elections, due to opposition within the current coalition government. Just prior to the election, however, Netanyahu’s Likud party trailed the left-of-center Zionist Union, a party whose platform centered around a wish to resume negotiations with the Palestinians. If they had emerged victorious, Herzog and Livni would have split the four year term, with Herzog serving the first two years and Livni the second two.
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The US Senate should send an open letter, offering congratulations.
If someone wanted to make leftism look really bad, I’m not sure it would be easy to outdo Barack.
A most excellent suggestion!
Excellent! Bibi Won, Bambi Lost.
Obama is a jinx. he has the same affect on elections as Eddie Mush (from the movie A Bronx Tale) has on gambling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ulWjFfLsL0 “Come on we’ve been Mushed.”
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