Netanyahu Wins Third Term in Landslide

From Haaretz.com

Final results: Netanyahu’s Likud scores decisive victory in Israeli election, set to win 30 Knesset seats, Zionist Union gets 24 • Netanyahu calls for ‘strong’ government to safeguard security, welfare • Meretz leader Zehava Galon resigns in wake of election results.

With nearly all votes counted, Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party is set to emerge as the election’s big winner with 30 seats. The Zionist Union trails behind with 24 seats. The Joint List of Arab parties is the third-largest party at this point, followed by Yesh Atid, Kulanu, Habayit Hayehudi, Shas, Yisrael Beiteinu, United Torah Judaism, Meretz and Yahad.

President Reuven Rivlin said he would work for a national unity government.

Ballots were cast at 10,372 polling stations throughout Israel. There are 5,881,696 Israelis (citizens over the age of 18) who were eligible to vote today for the 20th Knesset.

Said Netanyahu:

“The reality isn’t waiting on us,” Netanyahu said in a statement. “Reality isn’t taking a break. The citizens of Israel expect us to quickly put together a leadership that will work for the sake of the country’s security, economy, and society as we promised to do, and that is what I will do.”

Good for him. Right now, Israel has to stand alone against muzzie/Arab aggression and regional threats until we get a real leader in the White House. We’ll see what happens in 2016.

Obama tried to interfere with the election, but it backfired.  He’s expected to release a statement later today, but the disappointment is palpable.

As I’ve said before: Obama’s treatment and disrespect toward the only true ally we have in the Middle East is indisputable proof that we know whose side he’s on.

Hint: It ain’t ours.

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