Nothing odd about it. Netanyahu is much more popular in USA and FReepdom than he is in Israel. He’s very Clinton-like and just not trusted. Bibi may end up with a winning coalition, however, as Livni and Labour might have to rely on Arab parties non-opposition to them and on Jewish “religious” parties extracting a very high price.
According to Channel 1, the right-wing bloc won 63 Knesset seats and the left wing 57; Channel 2 predicted 64 for the right and 56 for the left; and Channel 10, like Channel 1, predicted 63 and 57.
The three exit polls, on average, found Shas to be the fifth largest party with 9-10 seats, followed by United Torah Judaism with 5, Meretz 4-5, Chadash 4, Jewish Home 3-4, National Union 3, Balad 2-3 and Ra'am Ta'al with 2-4 mandates.
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