Revisionist Zionism
Netanyahu hopes to form new Israel govt 'in 2-3 weeks'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to form a new government within weeks after defying the polls to seal a clear election win, his rightwing Likud party said on March 18.
"The prime minister intends to begin forming the government immediately in order to finish the task within two to three weeks," a party statement said.
Israel Votes in Parliamentary Elections
Israel is voting in parliamentary elections Tuesday to elect 120 deputies for the Knesset.
Polling stations opened at 7 a.m. local time and are to close at 10 p.m., with nearly six million Israelis eligible to vote, according to reports of the BBC News.
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Netanyahu re-elected head of Israel's ruling Likud
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won another term as leader of the ruling rightwing Likud ahead of a snap election, the faction said Jan. 1, easily defeating his lone hard-right challenger.
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