Israelis woke Wednesday to preliminary election results that augured a return to power for former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and stunning gains by the far right.
“We’re demanding a change,” said Ben Gvir late Tuesday night, after preliminary results showed that the slate his party shares with Smotrich, known as Religious Zionism, secured around 15 seats, making it the third largest party in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset.
Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing allies won a slim majority of seats in Israel’s parliament, according to exit polls on Nov. 1. “The extremist right is here to stay, and I think its becoming the third-largest party in the Israeli parliament is a sign of concern for all those in favor of democracy,” Gayil Talshir, a political scientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, said.
Netanyahu has for years falsely claimed the proceedings to be a “witch hunt” orchestrated by the Israeli Left. Ben Gvir, according to a recording
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