Bibi's comeback election victory eerily reminds me of Lula's reappearance as Brazil's president despite past accusations of corruption.
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Israel election results indicate Benjamin Netanyahu comeback powered by Itamar Ben-Gvir and the far-right
CBS News
NOVEMBER 2, 2022

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Tel Aviv, Israel — Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared headed toward a comeback election victory on Wednesday. With 80% of the ballots from national elections counted, voters appeared to have given the political veteran — and his far-right allies — a stable majority in the country's parliament.

Votes were still being counted and results were not final. But if preliminary indications were correct, Israel was poised to seat its most right-wing government, bolstered by a strong showing from the ultranationalist Religious Zionism political alliance, whose members use inflammatory anti-Arab and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric.

The initial results pointed to a continued rightward shift in the Israeli electorate, further dimming hopes for peace with the Palestinians and setting the stage for possible conflict with the Biden administration and Israel's supporters in the United States.

The early results also showed that Netanyahu had overcome his detractors, who claimed he was not fit to rule while on trial for corruption and have refused to sit with him in government. Netanyahu's far-right partners have promised to help him evade a conviction.