Netanyahu boasts of successful campaign ‘against all the odds’

Netanyahu: “We have new Members of Knesset. Welcome. We have expanded the Likud [Knesset] roster.”

He thanks the staff involved in the party’s new big-data operation with the Elector app.

“Suddenly Likud had data, look what a difference it made!”

And he insists the victory is his sweetest yet, because it came “against all the odds.”

“We have marched together many years. I remember our first victory in ’96, a historic victory. But this victory, this time, is bigger and sweeter still, because it’s a victory against all odds. We stood against vast forces, they already eulogized us. Our opponents said, ‘the Netanyahu era is over.’ But together we flipped the story. We turned lemons to lemonade.

“We traveled the country, north and south; what amazing fun to visit these gatherings. We met you, our citizens. Some of you, we had to convince, most were already convinced. Those we convinced were inspired by the truth. They gave us their trust. You know why? Because they know we brought the best decade in Israel’s history, in security, in the economy, in transportation, in education. We have turned Israel into a superpower.”