Arab-led parties appeared to perform historically strongly in Israel's election, which could give Gadi Eisenkot a majority of lawmakers.
“that's thanks to what looks like a historically strong performance by Arab-led parties.”
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Daniel Estrin
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Israel's first exit polls showed Gadi Eisenkot ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu.
“last night, the first exit polls came out and they were showing Eisenkot having the advantage over Netanyahu.”
Gadi Eisenkot warned Benjamin Netanyahu not to use Israel's security for political ends, which Daniel Estrin read as a warning against striking Iran during the transition.
“Netanyahu, don't you dare use the security of Israel for your political needs.”
The leading candidate in Israel's election will have six weeks to try to form a governing coalition.
“They'll have six weeks to do that, so we'll likely see weeks of efforts, both by Eisenkot and Netanyahu”