https://www.meforum.org/58161/netanyahu-promotes-principle-of-victory
By BENNY AVNI, Special to the Sun | April 10, 2019
https://www.nysun.com/foreign/a-win-by-bibi-could-well-mean-a-shortened-term/90642/
Both sides declared victory Tuesday night as Israelis voted in what looked like a placeholder election, but by early morning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed to emerge on top.
"There are losers and winners in elections, and we are the winners," said top contender Benny Gantz. Later on, though, Mr. Netanyahu said he has "almost" completed gathering enough supporters for a ruling coalition.
Yet, Bibi's legal troubles, culminating in a June court hearing, figured prominently in the campaign, and they may be on politicians' minds as negotiating the election's outcome, which will last for days, went into high gear.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared himself the winner of Israel’s parliamentary election today after his Likud party won 35 seats, the same as the Blue and White coalition led by his main rival, retired military chief Benny Gantz. Netanyahu is expected to be tasked with forming the next government as conservative parties took a clear lead in the overall share of Knesset seats, moving past the 61-seat threshold needed to remain in power. "This is an unimaginable achievement," Netanyahu told supporters in Tel Aviv in a celebratory speech early today. "I am very moved tonight, a night of tremendous victory. I am very excited that the people of Israel once again trusted me for the fifth time, and with greater confidence." President Reuven Rivlin is expected to soon start government formation talks. Read More
International law does not license aggressors to launch risk-free wars
Editorial of The New York Sun | April 10, 2019
https://www.nysun.com/editorials/netanyahus-remarkable-achievement/90643/
The likelihood that Prime Minister Netanyahu will be given the mandate to form the next government in Israel is a remarkable achievement. It ratifies not only his own leadership but also the historic shift to the right in Israel over the past generation. It augurs well for Israel's relations with America, which been one of the bright spots in the eras of both Mr. Netanyahu and President Trump.
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