Hardships and increasing number of israelis jews and arabs alike are bearing. Well look at the forces driving the elections in telaviv and discuss the way forward for israel at home and on the world stage and find out what any change means to president obama and his goals. Israels election. Its the inside story. Politicians trying to push their own supporters to the polls for a not yet 70yearold country about the size of new jersey israel has core complicated politics. Religious and secular, native born and immigrant, jew, muslim, christian, settler in the occupied territories or supporters of a two state solution with the palestinians the political spectrum has splintered into an array of small parties and alliances and since israel has a power playry system, the sitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could lead his likud party to a second place finish and still be the next Prime Minister. In the last days before the polls opened netanyahu confirmed what many in israel and the Unit
Victory, putting him on course for a fourth term in office. We will speak to the israeli journalist amira hass and Jamal Zahalka, and arab member of the Israeli Knesset and chair of the political block of arab parties known as the joint arab list which took third place in tuesdays election. Then to life after guantanamo. We will look at the story of a father and son who were both imprisoned at guantanamo and held for eight years. They were never charged. One was resettled in portugal, the other two kate the other twoto cape verde. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won a surprise election victory, putting him on course for a fourth term. His likud party is poised to control 29 or 30 seats in the 120 member knesset. The Zionist Union opposition based second with 24 seats. A united list of arab parties came in third. Netanyahu closed out his campaign with a vow to oppose a palestinian state,
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Find why some of the locals arent happy. So in israel, it looks like Benjamin Netanyahu will remain as Prime Minister. The Opposition Leader, isaac herzog called Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on his election win. The next step is for israels president to invite netanyahu to form a coalition. 99 of the vote is in. It could lead to 29 seats compared to the Zionist Union with 24 seats. Prime minister netanyahu has promise there had will be no palestinian state created if he wins this fourth term. The Zionist Union does back the idea of a twostate solution, and youve also got this tomorrow the joint israel arab union, the small parties that banned together and ever now taken 14 seats in the can knesset. For people not familiar with israeli politics, talk us through the process now. Its not just a case of forming a coalition. There are formalities go through. Indeed. All eyes are on the president to see if he will tap mr. Netanyahus shoulder and ask him to form his Coalition Govern
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