Netanyahu will remain Israel's prime minister, but neither him nor the opposition presented a vision for the country's future.
“This is a night of an incredible, incredible victory” proclaimed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his triumphant speech late Tuesday night. And Netanyahu’s victory in this election was historic indeed. He is now poised to become Israel’s longest serving prime minister; in a few months, exceeding the tenure of founding father David Ben Gurion.
In 1982, Prime Minister Menachem Begin made a pact with the ultra-Orthodox parties. In return for their support, Begin guaranteed generous financial resources for their institutions, as well as exempting their students from compulsory draft. That pact remains incredibly durable to this day. It is that unshakable support from ultra-Orthodox voters that guaranteed Netanyahu would indeed lead the next coalition.
On a personal basis, the two greatest losers are former Education Minister Naftali Bennett and former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked. Both Bennett and Shaked were senior ministers and members of the security cabinet. As of Wednesday morning, their new list, the New Right party has not made it into the 21st Knesset. While that may change when the so far uncounted votes of the soldiers get tabulated, the duo’s hopes of being influential figures in a coalition have evaporated.
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