Israel’s choice: Netanyahu remaining in power or a Palestinian-backed coalition

Incumbent could turn defeat into another term in office as rival parties erect confected barrier to unseating him Israel election results – live updates Full report: Coalition talks loom in Israel Analysis: Rise of Palestinian parties will redraw political landscape Hours before the final results from Israel’s elections were in, several things were clear. Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition had lost its mandate, and the opposition had a firm majority. But most of Israel’s Jewish opposition ruled out governing with Palestinian-led parties, in the course of a racist election campaign in which Netanyahu painted Palestinian citizens as an enemy inside the state. Continue reading...