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Focus on Elections: High-Stakes Israeli Election Results in Netanyahu Victory

August 31, 2015January 22, 2021 Areej Elahi-Siddiqui 0 Comments Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Elections focus

Although Netanyahu received strong support during the elections, his victory comes with a price – towards the end of the campaign trail, Netanyahu resorted to extremely hardline rhetoric that alienated both allies and enemies.

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High-Stakes Israeli Election Results in Netanyahu Victory

August 30, 2015August 30, 2015 Areej Elahi-Siddiqui 0 Comments Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Elections

With nearly all votes counted on March 20 according to Yahoo News, it was clear by the end of election day that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party had successfully won at least 29 seats in the 120-member unicameral Knesset, comfortably defeating the center-left Zionist Union party and a list of other Israeli Arab parties.