Israel Elections 2022

Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu delivered his apparent victory speech, claiming that the Israeli public has decided and granted him the victory, according to the Israeli election exit polls.

These parties make up the left-wing bloc together with bloc leader Yesh Atid, led by current prime minister Yair Lapid. In total, the left-wing bloc is estimated at 55 seats.

Bezalel Smotrich: “Today, the Religious Zionist Party made history with the biggest win by a national religious party since the country was founded.”

Gantz’s once grand plans may now be reduced to having the possibility of continuing on as Defense Minister as an isolated moderate in a Netanyahu-led government.

Bibi's bloc projected to win 62 seats • Meretz, Balad teetering threshold • Lapid calls for patience

The idea of what was long considered the Right may continue to shift and the camp will likely continue to be as disjointed as it has been since the end of 2018.

In a screenshot circulating online, a haredi woman calls on women to wear Shabbat clothing when going to vote to bring in more male votes for UTJ.

This wasn’t some nefarious plot to suppress the rights of mobility-impaired Israeli voters. Rather, it was likely just another classic case of Israeli disorganization and bureaucratic inefficiency.

These zero-sum extreme scenarios are likely mistaken; the impact of the elections on the trial will likely be at a much more nuanced level.

Will local Jews choose to donate to support a country whose leadership is abhorrent to them?