Hope you are right. Israel has a Parliamentary system, and the winner will have to bring along a coalition to reach 61 votes.
This will likely be Netanyahu. The right wing block has increased in size tom 62-64.
Michael Medved is reporting that Israeli president Shimon Peres, will likely ask Netanyahu to form the next government.
I hope that Medved is right. I would think that the right-wing Lieberman Yisreal Beiteninu Party (14-15 seats) would want to partner with Likud and the religious parties. I just can’t see them forming a coalition with Kadima and Labor.