Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems poised to win his fourth consecutive term after an extremely close election. Both Netanyahu and his main opponent, Benny Gantz, declared victory Tuesday, but Netanyahu likely has the edge in forming a coalition government because of the strong showing of other right wing parties. We’ll discuss the election, its results and the latest developments.
Netanyahu Poised to Win Fourth Consecutive Term as Israeli Prime Minister
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An Israeli Arab woman walks past an electoral billboard showing Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the northern Israeli city of Haifa on April 4, 2019. (Photo: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images)
Guests:
Janine Zacharia, visting lecturer, Stanford University; former Jerusalem Bureau Chief and Middle East correspondent, The Washington Post
Michael Arnold, bureau chief for Israel and the Palestinian territories, Bloomberg News
Jonathan Wornick, chair, Northern California American Israel Public Affairs Committee
Daniel Sokatch, ceo, New Israel Fund
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