Bleak prospects for Israel's Netanyahu after election yields inconclusive result
by Noga Tarnopolsky and Laura King, Los Angeles Times
Sep 18, 2019
3 minutes
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hold on power appeared precarious Wednesday as nearly complete election results showed that his conservative Likud party and its allies fell short of a parliamentary majority.
With the main Israeli stations reporting more than 90% of votes counted, the rival Blue and White party, led by Benny Gantz, seemingly fought Netanyahu's party to a virtual draw. Gantz and his center-left political partners did not garner a majority either, but the 60-year-old
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