{"id":2757,"date":"2015-08-30T21:21:54","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T01:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thediplomaticenvoy.com\/?p=2757"},"modified":"2015-08-30T21:24:10","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T01:24:10","slug":"high-stakes-israeli-election-results-in-netanyahu-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2015\/08\/30\/high-stakes-israeli-election-results-in-netanyahu-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"High-Stakes Israeli Election Results in Netanyahu Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Areej Elahi-Siddiqui<\/a><\/strong>
\nEditor-in-Chief<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u2019s 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. Although Netanyahu received strong support during the elections, his victory comes with a price \u2013 towards the end of the campaign trail, Netanyahu resorted to extremely hardline rhetoric that alienated both allies and enemies.<\/p>\n

Although the hardline conservative promises he made in the crucial days prior to election day, such as vowing to increase settlement construction in East Jerusalem and rejecting the idea of a two-state solution, helped Netanyahu boost his numbers in the polls, he now faces the difficulty of having to prove to an already skeptical world \u2013 again \u2013 that he does in fact hope to reach peace with his Arab neighbors.<\/p>\n

The United States, a long-time ally of Israel, was the first to comment on Netanyahu\u2019s divisive rhetoric after Netanyahu warned on his Facebook page that the Likud party was in danger as \u201cArab voters are coming out in droves to the polls,\u201d according to the Washington Post.<\/p>\n

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, in response to Netanyahu\u2019s claims, stated that, \u201cThe United States and this administration is deeply concerned about rhetoric that seeks to marginalize Arab-Israeli citizens. It undermines the values and democratic ideals that have been important to our democracy and an important part of what binds the United States and Israel together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earnest also added that the U.S. would have to rethink the best way to bring back a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after Netanyahu publicly rejected the idea.<\/p>\n

“Based on those comments, the U.S. will evaluate our position going forward,” said Earnest, according to the Huffington Post, though still stressing that Obama still saw a two-state solution as the best way to proceed.<\/p>\n

At home, Netanyahu risks backlash from Israel\u2019s Arab citizens who make up a sizeable portion of the population. Aida Tuma-Suleiman, an Arab lawmaker, said that Israeli Arabs have a long history of facing discrimination in Israel, and would not forget Netanyahu\u2019s racist remarks so easily.<\/p>\n

“Yesterday Netanyahu divided the citizens of Israel. It is them and us, the Jews against the Arabs,” she told Israel\u2019s Channel 10 TV. “I won’t let that go quietly. It is dangerous. If someone in France or England or Belgium would say, ‘Go out and vote because the Jewish Belgians are voting,’ what would have happened?”<\/p>\n

Moreover, Israel faces growing pressure from Europe, where a number of countries have recognized a Palestinian state. According to the Huffington Post, German Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Schafer said his government took Netanyahu’s comments against Palestinian independence “very seriously.”<\/p>\n

“We assume and hope that the current Israeli government’s declared aim remains, which is to enter into talks with the Palestinians about a negotiated two-state solution at the end of which there will be a Palestinian state,” Mr. Schafer said.<\/p>\n

A European Union diplomat in Brussels also said that E.U. officials consider Netanyahu\u2019s rhetoric a “fundamental breach of the two-state solution.” If Netanyahu sticks to this policy, he said, the E.U would have to use its \u201cleverage.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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