Netanyahu on the brink. Deadlocked now so he may still pull it out, but if he didnnt it would be a specific rejection of the alt-right:
"The election’s seeming political kingmaker, Avigdor Lieberman, said he’ll insist upon a secular unity government between Netanyahu’s Likud and Benny Gantz’s Blue and White parties, who are running neck-and-neck to become the country’s largest party.
Without Lieberman’s endorsement, though, neither party appears able to secure a parliamentary majority with their prospective ideological allies.
With results still pouring in, Lieberman insisted the overall picture was unlikely to change. He also demanded a secular “liberal” government shorn of the religious and ultra-Orthodox allies the prime minister has long relied upon.
“The conclusion is clear, everything we said throughout the campaign is coming true,” he said outside his home in the West Bank settlement of Nokdim. “There is one and only option: a national unity government that is broad and liberal and we will not join any other option.”
That could spell serious trouble for the continuation of Netanyahu’s lengthy rule."
Hard to imagine, frankly, but if Netanyahu loses it will be a loss after massive Trump support, including last minute talks of joint defense and, much to Trump's chagrin (he has an occupied area named after him, lol) one could argue that the Israel government would have now become more aligned . . wait for it . .
with The Squad than with Trump!
Fascinating, but more so because it would reverse a trend of nationalism and alt-right that Bannon (and Trump) helped create. Even if he survives, Netanyahu will have to move left, but an outright loss would be a huge hit.
