Netanyahu Soundly Defeats Chief Rival in Israeli Elections

The New York Times ^ | 3/17/15 | Jodi Rudoren

[Haiku Guy]

TEL AVIV — After a bruising campaign focused on his failings, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel won a clear victory in Tuesday’s elections and seemed all but certain to form a new government and serve a fourth term, though he offended many voters and alienated allies in the process.

With 99.5 percent of the ballots counted, the YNet news site reported Wednesday morning that Mr. Netanyahu’s Likud Party had captured 29 or 30 of the 120 seats in Parliament, sweeping past his chief rival, the center-left Zionist Union alliance, which got 24 seats.

[Haiku Guy]

The New York Times reports the Likud victory.

[Haiku Guy]

For a bruised politician who offended many voters, Bibi sure kicked butt...

[Haiku Guy]

The murky exit-poll predictions led to a murky reaction from the White House, where a spokesman said that President Obama remained “committed to working very closely with the winner of the ongoing elections to cement and further deepen the strong relationship between the United States and Israel, and the president is confident that he can do that with whomever the Israeli people choose.”

Note the White House referenced "the ongoing elections" even after the polls were closed. It isn't over until the cheating is done with these guys. Fortunately, this one was outside the MOF (Margin Of Fraud)...

[Haiku Guy]

BTW, has the Times gone back to the Bush-era rule of not capitalizing the word "President"?

They must be really upset with Princess Cheekbones...

[Joe Boucher]

As obammy’s run of election defeats continue.
Seems everyone everywhere in the world cept Iran supporters tell him to go fish.

[catfish1957]

Congratulations to the Israeli people for their wise choice. Too bad our country is too stupid to elect a dececent leader.

[catfish1957]

dececent = decent

[BlackAdderess]

Excellent :)

[Haiku Guy]

In the Jerusalem suburb of Tzur Hadassah, Eli Paniri, 54, a longtime Likud supporter, said he “voted for the only person who should be prime minister: Netanyahu.”

“I am not ashamed of this,” Mr. Paniri said after weeks of Netanyahu-bashing from all sides. “He is a strong man and, most important, he stood up to President Obama.”

Damn Skippy!

I get upset when these guys mess with US elections. I can only imagine the Israelis feel the same way.

[Haiku Guy]

Obama is developing Bill Clinton’s “Midas Touch”...

[kenmcg]

“Netanyahu Soundly Defeats Chief Rival in Israeli Elections”

Take that Obama!

[DoodleDawg]

After a bruising campaign focused on his failings...

Must not have had many failings, given the size of the win.

[tellw]

Had to go down to the second paragraph to see that the “Chief Rival” they were referring to was Herzog. Really it was Obama.

[Netz]

The Left-wing candidate, who lost, Herzog would have been Israel's Obama but Israel does not have the luxury of committing a fatal mistake like the US. To elect a weak, nimnod leader like Obama would mean 10,000 missiles raining down on Israel daily. Electing a Left wing appeaser in Israel would be returning the Oslo process back to Israel with 1,000 dead Israelis, like a daily 9/11. Go Israel, go people of Israel, keep Obama in a permanent state of Apoplexy...

[samtheman]

Why does the leftist press go on and on about exit polls even after the actual votes are counted?

[CASchack]

Obama will take his cue from those in Israel who did not vote.

[JudyinCanada]

Congress should send another bust over to Israel to congratulate Netanyahu. Perhaps one of Reagan.

[ScottinVA]

Bibi kicked ass. I love it!

[thepoodlebites]

dececent = decent

yes, and fundamental transformation = tyranny.
God Bless Israel and God Bless America.

-Frank

[TonyM]

Chuck Norris’s ad was what did it.