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Netanyahu declares victory in election; Herzog says Likud celebration is premature [Israel]
The Jerusalem Post ^ | Tuesday, March 17, 2015 | Staff

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."

(Excerpt) Read more at jpost.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: herzog; isaacherzog; israel; israelelection; likud; liveisraelelection; netanyahu; netanyahuvictory; victory; zionistunion
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To: Star Traveler
. I wish I had a Shofar
81 posted on 03/17/2015 3:25:05 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Star Traveler
IN.
YOUR.
FACE.
OBAMA.

Guess those Israelis are just a bunch of racists, huh?

82 posted on 03/17/2015 3:25:24 PM PDT by Lazamataz (The FCC takeover of the internet will quickly become a means to censorship of dissent.)
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To: Star Traveler

I’ll bet they have voter I.D. in Israel.


83 posted on 03/17/2015 3:31:22 PM PDT by fwdude (The last time the GOP ran an "extremist," Reagan won 44 states.)
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To: ColdOne

Well, take Israeli time and subtract six hours. OR, take East Coast time and add six hours. That’s your formula ... :-) ...


84 posted on 03/17/2015 3:32:57 PM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: cotton1706

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>> “The Jews have faced the Egyptians...” <<

Really, no. Israel has faced much, but the faction known as “Jews” has faced only Babylon, Rome and the United Nations.

When Babylon, Rome, and the united Nations are gone, Israel will govern the world under King Yeshua.
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85 posted on 03/17/2015 3:33:56 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Star Traveler

Heard the military came out in force voting.


86 posted on 03/17/2015 3:34:32 PM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: fwdude

Yeah they do, and also everyone is assigned a particular place. You get your assignment in the mail. The vote is inside an outside envelope (two envelopes total). The outside envelope has your identifying information. If you vote at the wrong place, your vote is discarded. So, you don’t drop your vote into a box and no one knows where it came from. You have to clear all the checks before your vote is counted, and only then is it anonymous ... :-) ...


87 posted on 03/17/2015 3:36:34 PM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: Star Traveler
"I'm embarrassed for Obama."
88 posted on 03/17/2015 3:37:36 PM PDT by Vision (Living in beauty)
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To: Star Traveler

When the celebratory dust settles, I’ll be interested in seeing how Netanyahu 1. handles the wound injected today on Arab Israeli voters, 2. whether he walks back his “no two states” pledge or moves toward a one-state solution and 3. what he does about the cost of living in Israel.

Interesting times indeed!


89 posted on 03/17/2015 3:38:49 PM PDT by Right_in_Virginia
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

90 posted on 03/17/2015 3:39:36 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: IMR 4350
Looks like the jug eared clown in the WH gets beat like a rented mule once again.

For the love of Israel, let's not rub his nose in it. Obama still controls the UN vote.

91 posted on 03/17/2015 3:40:10 PM PDT by Right_in_Virginia
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To: Right_in_Virginia

The only people upset with Bibi’s victory are the Obamist jihadists and Iranians (sounds redundant and perhaps it is)


92 posted on 03/17/2015 3:40:12 PM PDT by austinaero
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To: Cruz_West_Paul2016

They only have them in the USA ... LOL ...


93 posted on 03/17/2015 3:40:52 PM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: BradtotheBone
What I want to know is who’s counting the votes?

Quick! Get the Hanging Chad guy!


94 posted on 03/17/2015 3:41:10 PM PDT by COBOL2Java ("God save America" - we are at the dawn of a new dark age)
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To: savedbygrace

There will be the official results that come out for which party won, and then the next step is who will form the new government. If Likud wins, the Netanyahu will be tasked with forming the new government. If it’s not a win, then who knows. We’ll see when the official results are released.


95 posted on 03/17/2015 3:44:40 PM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: austinaero
The only people upset with Bibi’s victory are the Obamist jihadists and Iranians (sounds redundant and perhaps it is)

Wait.....what?

I'm pretty sure the millions of Israeli's who did not vote for Netanyahu are pretty upset/disappointed tonight. Are you saying that THEY are Obama jihadists and Iranians, too?

96 posted on 03/17/2015 3:46:05 PM PDT by Right_in_Virginia
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To: Uncle Miltie

He’ll go to the Hague? Snicker.


97 posted on 03/17/2015 3:49:10 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: COBOL2Java

LOL ... no hanging chads in Israel ... :-) ...


98 posted on 03/17/2015 3:53:27 PM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: Right_in_Virginia

No those liberals, they’re way lower than anyone else.


99 posted on 03/17/2015 3:54:30 PM PDT by The Toll
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To: Star Traveler

I’m off to visit every left-leaning forum I can think of to indulge in some schadenfreude.

The tears of the left bring nourishment to my soul.

Mmmm...salty.


100 posted on 03/17/2015 3:55:07 PM PDT by Preston Manning (When standing on the edge of a cliff, a "giant step forward" is NOT progress!)
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