So Bibi is history - well he should really be in prison

[malaise]

https://www.timesofisrael.com/out-of-tricks-netanyahu-again-denied-a-government-because-of-his-own-voters/

Out of tricks, Netanyahu again denied a government — because of his own voters
This week saw the PM fail for the fourth time in a row to win an election outright. But unlike previous failures, it was his Likud supporters who denied him the victory

At 10 minutes before midnight on Tuesday night, Benjamin Netanyahu informed President Reuven Rivlin yet again that he had failed to form a government.

It’s hard to exaggerate how painful the failure is for Israel’s longest-serving prime minister and what it means for his legacy.

Over the past two years, beginning with the failure after the April 2019 race, Netanyahu has turned to increasingly desperate and unorthodox measures to attain the victory that keeps eluding him.

Throughout the first three races, his campaign turned increasingly negative. Hidden cameras were deployed at Arab voting stations, apparently intended (according to the political campaign firm that distributed them) to intimidate Arab Israelis and suppress turnout. The centerpiece of Netanyahu’s campaign was the claim that his rival Benny Gantz was mentally ill, that his phone had been compromised by Iranian intelligence, and that he was vulnerable to extortion over purported evidence on that phone of his infidelity to his wife.

[Ocelot II]

1. Bye bye, Bibi.

And good riddance.

[Under The Radar]

2. Well he can always retire to Mara logo and help plan a take over of the world.

[DENVERPOPS]

10. Bene Net

was every bit as corrupt as Trump. They loved getting together and licking each other's faces and trading stories of their ability to grift tax payers money for themselves.......

[Under The Radar]

20. Two peas in a pod

[NCjack]

30. Pinky (Donny) and the Brain (Bibi) in Mar-o-Lago would plot how

to achieve world dominance.

[Chainfire]

3. He could be a Republican shooting star!

[Johnny2X2X]

4. The parallels between he and Trump are uncanny

Dirty tricks, refusing to do what's right for the country, putting himself over all else. Actually harming the country deliberately to stay in power.

[malaise]

5. Indeed

Didn't Bibi live with the Kushners back in the day?

[mahina]

6. Finally. Mercy. Now, justice.

[stopdiggin]

7. Finally ! A Huge day for Isreal

Hoping they can move forward.

[UTUSN]

8. K&R

[Me.]

9. Not Quite

He's still trying to hold on. Before you know it, he'll be calling the election a fraud.

“Appearing to hold out hope he could still stay in power, Netanyahu appealed to ultranationalist Naftali Bennett to join him and form a "solid right-wing bloc" controlling 59 seats in parliament, a number still short of a majority.

An embrace by Bennett, of the Yamina party, would persuade other right-wing legislators currently pledged to Lapid cross back, Netanyahu said in remarks following Lapid's nomination.”

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/netanyahus-deadline-form-government-expires-rivals-eyed-2021-05-04/

[MyOwnPeace]

12. 2-Party system.......

One hears stories about how much better off the US would be if it wasn't locked in to the 2-party system.
And then you see how others deal with the "deals" that need to be made to form their own 'majority.'

I don't know how one can keep up with all of the 'deals' being made and how they would impact every single bill going into the legislative system. It seems to me that it would create a "Manchin-on-Steroids!"

[deurbano]

19. Getting rid of him seems like an eternal game of Whac-a-Mole.

At this point, I'm not cautiously optimistic... just cautious.

(But, please-oh-please-oh-please)

[PatSeg]

27. Yeah, I know what you mean

I thought he was finished numerous times, but he keeps rising from the dead. Hopefully, it is finally over. One more autocrat bites the dust.

[Me.]

28. Whac-A-Mole Is The Perfect Way To Put it

[gratuitous]

11. Netanyahu MUST cling to power

The tiger he's been riding for the last few years is ravenously hungry and will gobble up Bibi in a twinkling. He has to keep riding it because he has nothing else to divert it to. As soon as he loses his grip, he's done for. He will spend the rest of his life either on the run or in prison.

[MyOwnPeace]

14. Gee.........

sounds like somebody else I know of.............

[Amaryllis]

29. THinking the same. Eeerily familiar.

[malaise]

31. Birds of a feather

Disgusting scumbags

[Lonestarblue]

13. One would think that after four failed attempts, Israeli voters would get the message.

Why do they keep voting for a guy who can’t form a government? It’s time to leave Netanyahu behind and move on. Unless his voters are like the Trump cult—too addicted to lies and corruption to think for themselves.

[MyOwnPeace]

15. Oh, SNAP!!!!!!!

YOU BROKE THE CODE!!!!!!!!!

"....... his voters are like the Trump cult—too addicted to lies and corruption to think for themselves."

[malaise]

16. You nailed it

The voters are just as corrupt

[Mossfern]

21. Agreed

The very right wing ultra Orthodox have a stronghold on Israeli politics. I lost hope for Israel's soul when Rabin was assassinated.
American Orthodox are moving in droves to Israel, building settlements on Palestinian territory. As a woman of Jewish faith and heritage I cannot abide by that. I think the left may never regain the influence it once had there.

[Mosby]

33. It's the coalition system that's the problem

Bibis party, Likud, only received 24% of the vote. He keeps winning because he puts together a coalition that exceeds 50%.

[louis-t]

17. Such a weird system they have.

How do they ever get anything done? Oh, and Bibi is a criminal.

[WheelWalker]

22. Recommend you review site TOS...

Posts that discuss forum moderation are sometimes risk-prone. Trying to be helpful.

[Indykatie]

23. 40 Recs and No Comments on this News

I sometime feel it's difficult for me to criticize Netanyahu and not have it appear as a criticism of Israel.

[brooklynite]

24. Don't jump too soon...

The Israeli President has given the opposition leader the RIGHT to try and form a Government. There is no assurance he'll be able to do so (wasn't able to the last four times).

[malaise]

32. True

They too may fail

[Roc2020]

25. After Trump loss Netanyahu

was on the clock. They fed off each other.

[MyOwnPeace]

35. As the 'occasional' poster

Malais once said (post 31 I believe): "Birds of a feather......"

[Warpy]

26. I sincerely hope this is it for him

but he's been uncommonly resilient. Even if they oust hiim, he'll be trying to claw his way back in until he dies. He thinks it belongs to him after all this time.

Besides, frightened people are likely to choose someone even worse.

[BigmanPigman]

34. Good points.