With huge salaries and benefits all the while shitting on the country.

The political system in Israel is dysfunctional.

No representation for those who actually vote for these clowns.

Looks like the marketing wasn't nearly as effective as her attempt to stop the only defense mechanism that stops ruling governments from becoming totalitarian.

If there is but one consolation for more of the permanently - and inappropriately - sneering face of Bibi, it is the come-down that these two, and the decidedly weird - and lying - Feiglin have received. They have been sent to their respective gardens to grow roots (in the latter's case, grass roots).

yep, Blue and White won...with two months of organization they got 35 seats and the Netanyahus worked years for their extra seat...
in other words Israel has been coca-colanized and Erdogan-ized but still we are NOT fooled!
Netanyahu be afraid be very AFRAID!

for the writers of this article: pls.make sure that u publish "all" party results.
Our american readers , tried to calculate the results from your reporting and do
not understand how bibi comes to 65 seats.

The reason: you forgot "kulano" with 4 seats.

So in short: this reporting is as flawed as the whole election process and system. Israel ,the heralded start up nation, is not able or willing to ensure
proper election procedure. A shame but nothing new. we may be a high tech nation but act as "tribal community" when it comes to democratic elections.
Not encouraging or better tosay very worrying.

the denigration of the those who live in the periphery by the elites of tel aviv
in large part ensured netanyahu's victory.
it is the people of sderot, of the north, who shoulder the constant attacks
against their communities from the he enemies of the state.
while tel aviv sips caputino, sderot runs into safe rooms.
tel aviv needs to learn to respect sderot.

bennett asked melzer to wait till friday to permit anyfinal changes to his official announced results at thursday midnight. melzer refused.

i would not know but there appear to be many irregularities that are being reported. maybe they amount to nothing.

if however, bennett gets in after some changes on Friday, then melzer should be investigated by the police of his conduct in his role.

It is clear. The Israëli voter spoke. That is how democracy works/can work/must work. Not only one person,or an elite, but any Israëli citizen can take part in the elections, passively or/and actively. Dictatorship, including "islam" is a crime. It is a crime against humanity and it is a flagrant violation of human rights. The elections happened in a decent and fair way, as far as I know. The entire people must have the right to decide what happens in their independant, free, peaceful, sovereign country, with self-determination. This is an example to any country/people and humankind. This must be possible in any country, more than 190.