Bibi Wins Re-election
Posted on AllSides April 11th, 2019
“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a clear path to re-election on Wednesday, with religious-rightist parties set to hand him a parliamentary majority and his main challenger conceding defeat… The close and often vitriolic contest was widely seen in Israel as a referendum on Netanyahu’s character and record in the face of corruption allegations. He faces possible indictment in three graft cases, and has denied wrongdoing in all of them.” (Reuters)
The left is concerned about the implications of the election results for the prospects of a peace deal with...