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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 564

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Naftali Bennett, head of the Yamina party seen with Yamina supporters at the party headquarters in Petah Tikva, on election night, on March 23, 2021. (Avi Dishi/Flash90)
March 24, 2021, 2:15 am
Potential kingmaker Bennett leaves options open, calls for national healing
In cryptic speech to supporters, Yamina leader promises that ‘what was will not be,’ while party says it will make decision that ‘is best for the public that voted for us’
By Raoul Wootliff
Activists in Tel Aviv watch the exit polls on elections night, on March 23, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
March 23, 2021, 11:22 pm
Exit polls put Netanyahu in reach of thin majority, but only with Yamina’s help
Too-close-to-call surveys crown Bennett kingmaker, give 59 seats to anti-Netanyahu camp; Sa’ar collapses at 5-6 seats, Blue and White expected to get 7, Ra’am left out
By Marissa Newman
Campaign posters prior to the upcoming Israeli general elections, in Tel Aviv, on March 17, 2021. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
March 23, 2021, 1:58 am
With more absentee ballots than ever, vote aftermath may be fuzzier than usual
Officials expecting up to 600,000 people to cast so-called double-envelope votes — enough for 15 seats, challenging exit polls and sparking fears of chaos until fog clears
By Tal Schneider
Supporters of US President Donald Trump rally at the Supreme Court in Washington, November 14, 2020. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images via JTA)
November 17, 2020, 7:34 pm
How did US Jews vote? Polls offer imperfect take, though big picture is clear
With National Election Pool not posting Jewish results, backers of Democrats or Republicans publish their own conflicting numbers, but agree most voters backed Biden
By Ron Kampeas and Gabe Friedman
Ayman Odeh (C), leader of the Hadash party that is part of the Joint List alliance, gives an address with other alliance leaders at their electoral headquarters in Israel's northern city of Shefa Amr on March 2, 2020 Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)
March 3, 2020, 2:57 am
Exit polls stir elation and trepidation for rising Joint List
Projections show mainly Arab party reaching as high as 15 seats, thanks to high turnout, but Likud close to forming right-wing coalition anyway, sowing unease
By Adam Rasgon
Yamina chairman Naftali Bennett gives a victory speech to supporters in Kfar Maccabiah after exit polls are released on March 2, 2020. (Flash90)
March 3, 2020, 2:51 am
Bennett says election delivers victory for ‘annexation government’
Yamina chairman claims right-wing has won vote after exit polls show gains for Likud, vows national religious alliance will remain united after election
By Jacob Magid
Likud supporters react to the results of the exit polls at the Likud headquarters on elections night in Tel Aviv, on March 2, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
March 3, 2020, 2:48 am
Revised polls see right-wing bloc drop to 59, tempering high hopes for Likud
Official ballot count begins, set to extend throughout night; Netanyahu declares ‘gigantic victory’ for Israel
By ToI Staff
Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz speaks after exit polls for the Knesset elections at party's headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 3, 2020. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)
March 3, 2020, 2:00 am
Gantz tells faithful to wait for final results after exit polls show Likud gains
Blue and White leader says final figures could be like last April’s, when Netanyahu could not form coalition, vows he’ll ‘continue to fight’
By Raoul Wootliff and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a speech at a Likud election rally in Ramat Gan, Feb 29, 2020. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
March 2, 2020, 11:17 pm
Netanyahu, right-wing allies vow to form ‘strong national government’
PM agrees with party chiefs from his bloc to assemble new coalition as soon as possible, though exit polls say they’re one seat short of a majority
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu celebrates in his Jerusalem office with his family and staff, after exit polls come out on March 2, 2020. American strategist Aaron Klein stands dirrectly behind him. (Twitter)
March 2, 2020, 10:29 pm
Netanyahu claims victory after exit polls predict 60 seats for the right
After hard-fought campaign seen as referendum on longtime leader’s rule, Likud predicted to win 36-37 seats, significantly more than Gantz’s Blue and White, with 32-33
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
File: Officials count the ballots from soldiers and absentees at the Knesset in Jerusalem, a day after the general election, April 10, 2019 (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
September 18, 2019, 5:19 am
Election results begin to trickle in as ballots counted throughout country
Clear picture of results not expected until later Wednesday as authorities implement new anti-fraud measures, delaying count
By ToI Staff
Head of the Joint List party Ayman Odeh reacts as first exit polls in the general election are announced, September 17, 2019. (Basel Awidat/FLASH90)
September 18, 2019, 5:18 am
Updated exit polls boost center-left, Joint List, putting Likud in deeper hole
TV networks update their projections with true results from sampled polling stations, indicating an even tougher path for Netanyahu to retain power
By ToI Staff
Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz and his wife Revital leave a polling station in Rosh Ha'ayin on election day, September 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
September 18, 2019, 3:06 am
Early electoral math shows shaky unity bid sole path to break deadlock
If exit polls bear out, neither Netanyahu nor Gantz has any clear path to a majority coalition. One of the most divisive campaigns in memory may have delivered a grudging peace
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Supporters of the Blue and White party react as the exit polls are announced, September 17, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
September 17, 2019, 11:42 pm
Eyeing coalition with post-Netanyahu Likud, Blue and White says longtime PM lost
Centrist alliance calls on ruling party to ‘act in the national interest,’ as Yisrael Beytenu, projected to increase its power, calls for unity government
By Raphael Ahren, Judah Ari Gross and Michael Bachner
Photo composition (L to R): Blue and White chief Benny Gantz, Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Yonatan Sindel, Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
September 17, 2019, 10:27 pm
Netanyahu far from 61 seats, Liberman poised to be kingmaker – exit polls
As voting ends, 3 main surveys point to fall in support for Likud, putting it neck-and-neck with Blue and White; extremist Otzma Yehudit doesn’t pass the threshold
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
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