Israel elections: Herzog concedes to Netanyahu after Likud takes most seats

[shaayecanaan]

Source: Guardian

Herzog has made his concession phonecall to Netanyahu. This from Peter Beaumont:

Israel’s opposition leader, Isaac Herzog, said on Wednesday he had spoken with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on his election victory.

“A few minutes ago I spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and congratulated him on his achievement and wished him luck,” Herzog told reporters.

He said his leftist Zionist Union party would continue to be an alternative to Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/mar/17/israel-elections-netanyahu-herzog-voters-coalition-knesset

[blkmusclmachine]

1. I wonder if Israel uses Diebold/SES???

[shaayecanaan]

2. No (nt)

[Wabbajack_]

3. This sucks

Ugh

[Scootaloo]

4. No great surprise

[shaayecanaan]

12. The era of plausible deniability is over

All the bullshit has been laid bare.

[LeftishBrit]

5. Ugh just ugh.

[atreides1]

6. This is bad for the Palestinians

Netanyahu now has a mandate....which means that he'll have to back up his rhetoric with actions!

The Palestinians are now the target....and Netanyahu will have to take action against them in order to remain in power. The West Bank will be slowly taken over by Israel and the Palestinians that live there will be given the choice of moving to Gaza or leaving the country!

[dolphinsandtuna]

8. At least Israel isn't lying any more

No more of this crap about saying they want peace while they bulldoze the Palestinians into oblivion.

[geek tragedy]

13. I disagree. Now they can proceed by going to the UN.

And no one with the possible exception of the US is going to side with Israel at the UN. Israel is within one US failure to veto from being certified as an international pariah and outlaw regime, subject to sanctions.

[Unknown Beatle]

7. FUCK!

It surprises me that Israelis voted for a warmonger.

[dolphinsandtuna]

9. really? you perhaps haven't been paying attention.

[m-lekktor]

11. seriously? i would have been surprised if Bibi lost.

I guess you haven't seen many poll results from Israel in the last few years.

[bigdarryl]

10. I guess appealing to the racist works in elections

They learned from this country how to scare with racism and fear in elections.SICKENING!!!

[geek tragedy]

14. So the new Israeli government will be even

more hideous and racist than the current one.

And that is exactly what Israelis want.

Time to wash our hands of them.

[father founding]

15. where oh where

Did the Florida voting machines go ?