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And Bayit yehudi?
Likud- 31
Ya'ir Lapid- 19
Labour- 17
Shas- 12
Jewish house- 12
Meretz- 7
Tzipi Livni- 7
Torah Judaism- 6
Hadash- 4
Ra'am Arab party- 3
Balad Arab party- 2
61- Israeli right wings
59- Israeli left wings
THINGS MIGHT CHANGE!
Likud- 31
Ya'ir Lapid- 19
Labour- 17
Shas- 12
Jewish house- 12
Meretz- 7
Tzipi Livni- 7
Torah Judaism- 6
Hadash- 4
Ra'am Arab party- 3
Balad Arab party- 2
61- Israeli right wings
59- Israeli left wings
THINGS MIGHT CHANGE!
Likud- 31
Ya'ir Lapid- 19
Labour- 17
Shas- 12
Jewish house- 12
Meretz- 7
Tzipi Livni- 7
Torah Judaism- 6
Hadash- 4
Ra'am Arab party- 3
Balad Arab party- 2
61- Israeli right wings
59- Israeli left wings
THINGS MIGHT CHANGE!
Is this a good thing? I don't think so, the leftists gained seats. Will Netanyahu reach out to the right or the lift to form a government? Hopefully the right, although I do think ultra-Orthodox should serve in the military
Likud- 31
Ya'ir Lapid- 19
Labour- 17
Shas- 12
Jewish house- 12
Meretz- 7
Tzipi Livni- 7
Torah Judaism- 6
Hadash- 4
Ra'am Arab party- 3
Balad Arab party- 2
61- Israeli right wings
59- Israeli left wings
THINGS MIGHT CHANGE!
Is this a good thing? I don't think so, the leftists gained seats. Will Netanyahu reach out to the right or the lift to form a government? Hopefully the right, although I do think ultra-Orthodox should serve in the military
good. maybe it will moderate him a bit.
Likud- 31
Ya'ir Lapid- 19
Labour- 17
Shas- 12
Jewish house- 12
Meretz- 7
Tzipi Livni- 7
Torah Judaism- 6
Hadash- 4
Ra'am Arab party- 3
Balad Arab party- 2
61- Israeli right wings
59- Israeli left wings
THINGS MIGHT CHANGE!
Is this a good thing? I don't think so, the leftists gained seats. Will Netanyahu reach out to the right or the lift to form a government? Hopefully the right, although I do think ultra-Orthodox should serve in the military
Likud- 31
Ya'ir Lapid- 19
Labour- 17
Shas- 12
Jewish house- 12
Meretz- 7
Tzipi Livni- 7
Torah Judaism- 6
Hadash- 4
Ra'am Arab party- 3
Balad Arab party- 2
61- Israeli right wings
59- Israeli left wings
THINGS MIGHT CHANGE!
Is this a good thing? I don't think so, the leftists gained seats. Will Netanyahu reach out to the right or the lift to form a government? Hopefully the right, although I do think ultra-Orthodox should serve in the military
Well, Yai'r Lapid does stand for equality for both Secular and religious children, he stands for more free market and that is something worth trying. Many of his men in the party see themselves rightists. If Bibi and Bennett are there, it will be a rightist government, but Lapid will stand instead of the orthodox, which I see as a positive thing.
It's problematic for the right, because they expected different results. But I think that the change is not bad at all. not for now, anyway.
Is this a good thing? I don't think so, the leftists gained seats. Will Netanyahu reach out to the right or the lift to form a government? Hopefully the right, although I do think ultra-Orthodox should serve in the military
Well, Yai'r Lapid does stand for equality for both Secular and religious children, he stands for more free market and that is something worth trying. Many of his men in the party see themselves rightists. If Bibi and Bennett are there, it will be a rightist government, but Lapid will stand instead of the orthodox, which I see as a positive thing.
It's problematic for the right, because they expected different results. But I think that the change is not bad at all. not for now, anyway.
Where does Lapid stand on the "peace process? Settlements? Iran?
Well, Yai'r Lapid does stand for equality for both Secular and religious children, he stands for more free market and that is something worth trying. Many of his men in the party see themselves rightists. If Bibi and Bennett are there, it will be a rightist government, but Lapid will stand instead of the orthodox, which I see as a positive thing.
It's problematic for the right, because they expected different results. But I think that the change is not bad at all. not for now, anyway.
Where does Lapid stand on the "peace process? Settlements? Iran?
Less investment in the settlements. Yes peace process.
No "right of return", no "unconditional tributes".
Iran? Not clear.
Where does Lapid stand on the "peace process? Settlements? Iran?
Less investment in the settlements. Yes peace process.
No "right of return", no "unconditional tributes".
Iran? Not clear.
Squishy moderate
Israeli media said that with nearly all votes counted, each bloc had 60 of parliament's 120 seats. Commentators said Netanyahu, who called early elections three months ago expecting easy victory, would be tapped to form the next government because the rival camp drew 12 of its 60 seats from Arab parties that traditionally are excluded from coalition building.
A surprising strong showing by a political newcomer, the centrist Yesh Atid, or There is a Future, party, in Tuesday's vote turned pre-election forecasts on their heads and dealt a setback to Netanyahu. Yesh Atid's leader, Yair Lapid, has said he would only join a government committed to sweeping economic changes and a serious push to resume peace talks with the Palestinians, which have languished throughout Netanyahu's four-year tenure.
The results were not official, and the final bloc breakdowns could shift before the central elections committee finishes its tally early Thursday. With the blocs so evenly divided, there remains a remote possibility that Netanyahu would not form the next government, even though both he and Lapid have called for the creation of a broad coalition.
Under Israel's parliamentary system, voters cast ballots for parties, not individual candidates. Because no party throughout Israel's 64-year history has ever won an outright majority of parliamentary seats, the country has always been governed by coalitions. Traditionally, the party that wins the largest number of seats is given the first chance to form a governing alliance in negotiations that center around promising Cabinet posts and policy concessions. If those negotiations are successful, the leader of that party becomes prime minister. If not, the task falls to a smaller faction. President Shimon Peres has until mid-February to set that process in motion, though he could begin earlier.
Netanyahu's Likud-Yisrael Beitenu alliance polled strongest in Tuesday's election, winning 31 parliamentary seats. But that is still 11 fewer than the 42 it held in the outgoing parliament and below the forecasts of 32 to 37 in recent polls. Yesh Atid had been projected to capture about a dozen seats but won 19, making it the second-largest in the legislature.
Addressing his supporters early Wednesday, when an earlier vote count gave his bloc a shaky, one-seat parliamentary margin, Netanyahu vowed to form as broad a coalition as possible. He said the next government would be built on principles that include reforming the contentious system of granting draft exemptions to ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and the "responsible" pursuit of a "genuine peace" with the Palestinians. He did not elaborate, but the message seemed aimed at Lapid.
Netanyahu called Lapid early Wednesday and offered to work together. "
watching Israel self destruct........ 
