Posted on 03/17/2015 2:12:21 PM PDT by Star Traveler
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared victory after the first exit polls released following Tuesday's elections showed the Likud ahead of, or tied with, the Zionist Union.
Netanyahu wrote on his Facebook page: "Against all odds, a great victory for the Likud, for the nationalist camp led by the Likud, and for the people of Israel."
The numbers for Netanyahu's Likud were better than expected after pre-election polls had showed him trailing Isaac Herzog's Zionist Union by as much as five mandates.
The Zionist Union rejected conjecture that the results of the exit polls show that Netanyahu will form the next coalition.
"The Likud continues to err. The right-wing bloc has gotten smaller. Everything is open until the final results are in and we will know which parties passed the electoral threshold and what kind of government we can form. All of the spin and the commentary is too early. We have formed a negotiating team with the goal of putting together a coalition led by Herzog."
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Good news. Thanks.
The Iranians might be, but I hear Hamas preferred to have Netanyahu win. ALSO, I understand that the Palestinian Authority prefers that Netanyahu wins, so they don’t have to “negotiate” with Israel for a Palestinian State, but can get one from other countries in the world imposing sanctions on Israel.
So, don’t think all Islamists are unhappy with Netanyahu ... they’re not.
Right now you’re going to get a lot of “pushback” saying the results aren’t final, so you’ll end up arguing that issue right now. After Wednesday, you don’t have to argue that ... :-) ...
God says that he will SAVE ALL ISRAEL at the time of his coming and that includes all those you say are lower than the Islamists ... so I wouldn’t be calling them that ... :-) ...
The Islamists, on the other hand, will ALL BE KILLED OUTRIGHT, when the Messiah of Israel returns.
Be careful who you accuse ... :-) ...
Don’t be laughing about that. This is the beginning of the process of what the Bible says of the entire world coming against Israel, and with many Israelis having to flee into the Wilderness and hide out for three and a half years!
I do hope this is sarcasm....
What? Are you saying that the PA sees one outcome of Netanyahu win sanctions on Israel for his proclamation that there will not be a two state solution? Or have I misunderstood you? Thanks.
Erin g’brach!
The stars are in your eyes if you think that. He is no friend of Israel’s enemies and the palestinian’s and liberal Jews are Israel’s enemies.
Unfortunately, Reed runs the Senate through McConnel and Pelosi runs the House through Boehner.
In the past, Netanyahu had been quite willing to negotiate the final status agreement with the PA, but the PA kept throwing roadblocks in the way. That’s because a “negotiated agreement” in forming the Palestinian State would have to take in consideration the security and safety concerns of Israel, also get the PA to recognize Israel as the homeland for the Jews, give up on the right of return, and also say that the agreement FINALLY SETTLED all issues that the Palestinians had.
What the PA wants is the “state” without all those concessions from them. So by going to the International Community and saying that Israel is the problem, they hope to get all sorts of International condemnation and sanctions on Israel, get their recognition of a state and STILL keep up with all their disagreements with Israel ... not recognizing it as the homeland for the Jews, still insisting on the “right of return”, still maintain they have rights to the land and they have the right to claim it, and keep up the “fight” with Israel forever.
In the end, anyone who knows the Bible, already knows that the entire world turns against Israel and the agreement that the Antichrist brings appears to be IMPOSED from the outside and not agreed upon ... so this appears to be the way it’s going right now.
So, Hamas wants Netanyahu because they don’t want a “deal” as that takes away legitimacy from them. They want to continue the way it is right now, and Netanyahu will do that.
The PA wants Netanyahu, because they don’t want to negotiate and they know he’s hard line and that plays into how they want the Palestinian State formed, with no conditions on them, and imposed from the outside, and going back to the 1948/67 cease fire lines.
Hamas and the PA are happy Netanyahu will win ... :-) ...
Okay. Thanks for so clearly expressing your view.
Now...get off the Internet and go have some champagne!! :-)
LOL ...
Yes!!! Go Israel!
At last some good news.
But, but, Boner and Witch McConnell will be all over this...oh, they won’t? Who knew?
I'm not saying he actually is, but that he believes he is.
Part of my evidence for this (besides the intense hatred for Israel, Christianity, law and order, telling the truth) is the cadre of pet flies he always has around.
No they didn't.
So you are saying that Bibi helped bring out the vote of Arab Israelis with his declaration that he was against a Palestinian State. So what is to keep him from changing his mind again and saying he supports a 2 state solution? So far as I can see the main block is the Palestinian refusal to agree to Israel’s right to exist.
Instead of saying “hello”, maybe Bibi should invite Obama to the post-election celebration & say, “I WON”.
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