Less than a year ago, he helped the haredim win the municipal election in Jerusalem. This isn't hypocrisy, it is typical Liebermanist politics. Who knows, maybe one day we'll see him heading the Joint Arab List.
Addressing supporters in Tel Aviv hours after voting ends, PM Netanyahu says, "There will not be and there cannot be a government that leans on Arab, anti-Zionist parties." Meanwhile, kingmaker Avigdor Lieberman says there is only "one option" for the country: a unity government between Yisrael Beytenu, Likud, and Blue and White.
List of Arab parties expected to get 15 seats according to Channel 13 News, potentially giving center-left bloc 59 seats, compared to Right's 53. Wildcard Lieberman still projected to get 8 seats.
Despite left-wing bloc all but tied with Right, Democratic Union and others say results could end Netanyahu's premiership.
With neither Blue and White nor Likud in position to form government along ideological lines, wildcard MK can decide fate of Netanyahu. Lieberman: Only viable option is unity government, but Left will not sit with Netanyahu as Likud leader. All eyes on President Rivlin.
"Our headquarters are now facing a major cyberattack, with more than 500 attempts to infiltrate our systems from various servers overseas," Blue and White co-leader MK Yair Lapid tweets.
Social media giant used "5-kilo hammer" to crush the Likud, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says after Likud chatbot was shut down following reports that it was sharing polling data in violation of election law.
Social network sanctions the Likud leader's Facebook account just days after it took similar move because bot told surfers Arabs "want to destroy us all – women, children and men."
Yamina leader warns that if party doesn't get enough seats to influence direction of Israeli policies, the country will make concessions to Palestinians.
From ballots being removed to party volunteers taking pictures to a case of reported assault, parties (mostly on the Left) alert the Central Elections Committee and the Israel Police to Election Day irregularities.
