is that the likud party's headquarters netanyahu made no concession of defeat he said israel was at an historic turning point in a moment we'll get some analysis on what these results could mean but 1st this look at what lead israel to 2 elections in 5 months. israel's election result is neck and neck exit polls are suggesting the race between binyamin netanyahu head of the right wing likud party and the incumbent prime minister and his rival benny gantz leader of the centrist blue and white party is too close to call. 6 months ago netanyahu failed to form a coalition government faced with losing power he called fresh elections against predictions of voter fatigue voter turnout has been the highest in decades. palestinians who are not in the gaza strip are eligible to vote and they were also out in higher numbers opposing netanyahu open hostility calling fresh elections was a gamble and netanyahu knows it. the election is close i can confirm to you this morning it is very close i call on all citizens of israel to come and vote just like me and my wife came to 1st i won't tell you for w

neck and neck exit polls are suggesting the race between benjamin netanyahu head of the right wing likud party and the incumbent prime minister and his rival benny gantz leader of the centrist blue and white party is too close to call. 6 months ago netanyahu failed to form a coalition government faced with losing power we called fresh elections against predictions of voter fatigue voter turnout has been the highest in decades. palestinians who were not in the gaza strip are eligible to vote and they were also out in higher numbers opposing netanyahu open hostility calling fresh elections was a gamble and netanyahu knows it. the election is close i can confirm to you this morning it is very close i call on all citizens of israel to come and vote just like me and my wife came to 1st i won't tell you for whom what. with results this close israel faces the same situation it did in april selection netanyahu and his right wing bloc failing to get a $61.00 seat majority. extensive political negotiations are expected to begin even before the final results are announced later this month. in the s

or even members of knesset the next time the slate is voted do not want to be punished by the likud membership and they will punish someone for betraying a prime minister especially the leader of the party who is in crisis you have to remember something about the likud since 1977 until today there have been only 5 leaders of the likud begun show me their new 10 yo sharon that's 4 and back 2 and it's and ya again they don't change leaders they give them a chance they let them fail they're certainly not going to kick them when they're down so right now that they're that's what they're doing they're saying they're going to stand by him but basically netanyahu has been captaining a titanic the likud is a titanic and it hit the 1st iceberg when he called early elections for immunity and it hit the 2nd big iceberg when he couldn't put together a government after what was clearly some kind of victory where he could go to a right of center government or to a national unity government with johnson get 70 seats he didn't do it they went with him for this next election this is really the last

or even members of knesset the next time the slate is voted do not want to be punished by the likud membership and they will punish someone for betraying a prime minister especially the leader of the party who is in crisis you have to remember something about the likud since 1977 until today there have been only 5 leaders of the likud begun show me their new 10 yo sharon that's 4 and back 2 and it's and ya again they don't change leaders they give them a chance they let them fail they're certainly not going to kick them when they're down so right now that they're that's what they're doing they're saying they're going to stand by him but basically netanyahu has been captaining a titanic the likud is a titanic and it hit the 1st iceberg when he called early elections for immunity and it hit the 2nd big iceberg when he couldn't put together a government after what was clearly some kind of victory where he could go to a right of center government or to a national unity government with johnson get 70 seats he didn't do it they went with him for this next election this is really the last

and blue and white but dance has ruled out joining in a straight with netanyahu as likud leader or a force it reports from tel aviv. benjamin netanyahu might be down but he's not out not yet before a meeting with senior members of his likud party he said he'd agreed to form a bloc of right wing and ultra orthodox religious parties along with likud as a basis for a new government under his leadership there are one or 2 options either a government headed by me or a dangerous government that's leaning on the arab parties at this moment more than any other and in the face of the security and political challenges that are on ahead it's forbidden that a government will be formed that is leaning on the and he zionist arab parties the bloc in question would give him 55 seats in the israeli parliament or knesset still 6 short of the 61 needed to form a majority coalition it's a rebuke to netanyahu former ally avigdor lieberman who's insisted that his party. likud and the opposition blue and white combine to form a secular unity government yes sure conclusion is clear all that we have said dur

but speaking to his supporters at likud party headquarters prime minister netanyahu did not concede defeat he said he would also seek potential allies to form a government but one that excluded our parties. in the coming days we will convene negotiations to assemble a strong zionist government answer prevent a dangerous antis zionists cover meant. exit polls show the 2 main parties are neck and neck after 10 years and car benjamin netanyahu and his right wing likud party are battling for political survival. centrist benny gantz has ruled out a partnership with likud if netanyahu remains at the helm of the party. 6 months ago netanyahu failed to form a coalition government faced with losing party called fresh elections despite predictions of fotr fatigue turnout has been the highest in decades. israeli are voters in much higher numbers than usual exit polls indicate the arra blissed bloc could become the 3rd largest force in parliament with results this close israel faces the same situation as it did in april's election with netanyahu and his right wing bloc failing to reach a 61 seat major

after 10 years in power benjamin netanyahu and his right wing likud party are battling for political survival and century spending accounts has ruled out a partnership with likud if netanyahu remains at the helm. 6 months ago netanyahu failed to form a coalition government faced with losing power he called fresh elections. against predictions of voter fatigue turnout was the highest in decades palestinians who are not in the gaza strip are eligible to vote and they were also out in higher numbers opposing netanyahu is open hostility with results this close israel faces the same situation it did after april selection. who in its right wing block failing to get a 61 seat majority the extensive political negotiations are already underway even before the final results do visually being released. and i'm joined now from tel aviv by a political scientist dali a shine and welcome to day w. there is no clear winner here so it looks like they'll be some sort of waiting game what are some of the possible outcomes you think we could see. well there are many permutations for what could happen in

the likud party of netanyahu on 33 and the joint list the palestinian israeli largely arab joint list 11 that would give netanyahu if lieberman i believe him and his party remain out of his coalition that's what brought down the coalition talks last time one of his natural allies deciding not to play ball his party israel bit and was on 8 according to this poll and that would leave netanyahu with 57 seats. in the knesset for his entire coalition or putative coalition beating him for short of being able to form a majority so we would find ourselves in a similar situation as last time we have to put a huge health warning on all of these initial exit polls that they have been very wrong in the past they have been pretty close in the past 2 but in the last election at this time in april benny gantz was pretty convinced he had won he came out before netanyahu declared victory netanyahu waited and waited and waited until the numbers started to move his way and then he came out about 2 o'clock in the morning 4 hours from now to declare victory so these are initial exit polls they have been w

neck and neck exit polls are suggesting the race between benyamin netanyahu head of the right wing likud party and the incumbent prime minister and his rival benny gantz leader of the centrist blue and white party is too close to call. 6 months ago netanyahu failed to form a coalition government faced with losing power he called fresh elections against predictions of voter fatigue voter turnout has been the highest in decades. palestinians who are not in the gaza strip are eligible to vote and they were also out in higher numbers opposing netanyahu open hostility. calling fresh elections was a gamble and netanyahu knows that. the election is close i can confirm to you this morning it is very close i call on all citizens of israel to come and vote just like me and my wife came to 1st i won't tell you who. with results this close israel faces the same situation it did in april selection netanyahu and his right wing block failing to get the $61.00 seat majority. extensive political negotiations are expected to begin even before the final results are announced later this month. in the studio

loyalty to netanyahu as likud begin to stare in the face the prospect of a period in opposition on the recall of the contre the netanyahu could survive by getting support from labor or from blue and white supporters so there is still a chance for netanyahu but it's possible that counts as the 1st bite of the cherry semi bourbon smith from west jerusalem now on the day brahim has the palestinian reaction from ramallah in the occupied west bank. palestinians are receiving the news of the israeli elections and their results with a lot of indifference yesterday the palestinian prime minister mohammed if they talk about that in his speech in bethlehem he said that to mean contenders do not have an ending the israeli occupation over the palestinian territory on their agendas but the p.l.o. secretary general. has said the main difference between the 2 main contenders is that one meaning benjamin netanyahu wants to deepen what he called the apartheid and the other meaning benny gantz who wants to continue and preserve the status quo which is reso occupation of the palestinian territory now mov

morning here by israel time about a national unity broad based liberal government which would include likud blue and white party and his own. party that would exclude the religious far right or nationalist parties that have been the traditional allies political allies of benjamin netanyahu so far. as prime minister netanyahu himself come out and spoken since the election. yeah he has he's come out twice and spoken since the elections very interesting to see how he is positioning himself at this stage is certainly not a victorious beaming benjamin netanyahu that we have seen in the past election just a few months ago he's not talking anymore about a right wing government what he's talking about at this stage is that he can be the only leader of a zionist national government something very new for benjamin netanyahu to say at least over the past few years and he is also continuing his sort of scare tactics is rather. by saying get me deal the one who can bring about and protect the zionist identity of israel or you or to your choice is to have a government that will include a would have the p

or even members of knesset the next time the slate is voted do not want to be punished by the likud membership and they will punish someone for betraying a prime minister especially the leader of the party who is in crisis you have to remember something about the likud since 1977 until today there have been only 5 leaders of the likud begun show me their new 10 yo sharon that's 4 and back 2 and it's and ya again they don't change leaders they give them a chance they let them fail they're certainly not going to kick them when they're down so right now that they're that's what they're doing they're saying they're going to stand by him but basically netanyahu has been captaining a titanic the likud is a titanic and it hit the 1st iceberg when he called early elections for immunity and it hit the 2nd big iceberg when he couldn't put together a government after what was clearly some kind of victory where he could go to a right of center government or to a national unity government with johnson get 70 seats he didn't do it they went with him for this next election this is really the last

a left wing government and a coalition with the our apology you don't want that so go vote go vote likud. will that be enough to defeat netanyahu his main rival the left wings binny guns and what about those corruption charges waiting for netanyahu also coming up tonight less than 2 weeks until afghanistan holds elections nearly 50 people have been killed scores wounded into taliban attacks the president's campaign rally was targeted though he's reportedly unharmed and swapping plastic for groceries a novel program in the philippines allows people to trade their trash for food but will it tackle the root causes of our plastic pollution. i'm burning off it's good to have you with us we begin tonight in israel the country's prime minister benjamin netanyahu finds out tonight whether his high stakes gamble to hold a 2nd general election in less than a year will pale polls have just closed after a tightly fault race between. netanyahu and his biggest challenger former army chief. yahoo tried to form a coalition government after elections back in april but filled disagreements with orthodox p

we've talked to a, with a lot oe likud suppor. they say everything likud is ing great. they have an issue with the prime minister and the allegations of corrupt what do you say to that? >>hah, we have to remember t all the achievements of the likud and governmentn thlast decade wasnder the leadership of prime minister netanyahu. this is... we have to respect the princies of democracy. they voted for him to lead theun likud and the y. and he strengthened thstate of israel. so unless the law said he cannot contue, we have to respect t law. know, unless he will be convicted in a final verdict. he can continue to run the country. >> reporter: israel's once- dominant left-wing parties have been sidelined, but members of one turn up. as the two collide, it becomes clear just how heated israel politics can get. laura wharton is a member of the city council. >> he attacks the justice system, he attacks the free press, he's basically ruining the democracy. >> reporter: netanyahu's bigge challenge in this election comes from this man. benny gantz served as netanyau's just before

we've talked to a, witlot of likud suorters. they say everything likud is doing is great. they have an issue with the prime minister and the allegations of corption. what do you sato tt? >> ah, we have to remember that all the achievements of the likud and government in the last decade was under the leadershipe of pri minister netanyahu. this is... we have to respect the principles of democracy. they voted for him to lead the likud and the country. and he strengthened the state of israel. so unless the law said he cannot continue, we have to respe the law. know, unless he will be convicted in a final verdict. he can continue to run the country. >> reporter: israel's once- dominant left-wing parties have been sidelined, but meers of one turn up. as the two collide, it becomes clear just how heated israeli politics can get. laura wharton is a member of the ty council. >> he attacks the justice system, he attacks the free press, he's basically ruining the democracy.ep >>ter: netanyahu's biggest challenge in this election comes from this maz benny garved as netanyau's military

the center left a blue and white party led by benny gantz has 32 seats or benjamin netanyahu who's likud party is just behind on 31 netanyahu is bloc looks set to control 55 of parliament's $120.00 seats while gantz and his natural partners would have $56.61 seats are required to secure a majority in parliament former defense minister avigdor lieberman looks set to be the kingmaker he's calling for a unity government comprised of his israel but a new party likud and blue and white but cancer is ruled out joining in a ministration with netanyahu as likud leader harry forsett reports from west jerusalem. benjamin netanyahu might be down but he's not out not yet before a meeting with senior members of his the could party he said he'd agreed to form a bloc of right wing and ultra orthodox religious parties along with likud as a basis for a new government under his leadership look there are one or 2 options either a government headed by me or a dangerous government that's leaning on the arab parties at this moment more than any other and in the face of the security and political challenges th

is still too close to call with the blue white party of centrist benny gantz tied with netanyahu is likud so far neither side has declared victory. speaking to his supporters in tel aviv opposition leader benny gantz stopped short of the carrying election when. but his address had the tone of a victory speech for his blue and white party. if he had not sold the cording to the initial results netanyahu did not succeed in his mission. was enough on the other hand to prove that our idea called blue and white a project we established just over 6 months ago is a huge success and here to stay. god said that he would not get to work on building a broad unity government. but speaking to his supporters at likud party headquarters prime minister netanyahu did not concede defeat he said he would also seek potential allies to form a government but one that excluded our parties. in the coming days we will convene negotiations to assemble a strong zionist government and to prevent a dangerous anti's are in a scar meant. exit polls show the 2 main parties are neck and neck after 10 years and car benjami

the center i blue and white party led by benny gantz 32 seats all prime minister benjamin netanyahu likud party is just behind with 31 that's in the aus bloc looks set to control 55 of parliament's 120 seats and said his natural partners could have up to 5661 seats are required for a majority former defense minister avigdor lieberman may be the kingmaker he's calling for a unity government which he says should include his i'll try nationalist yisrael beta new party could add blue and white but dan says rule that joining forces that look good if netanyahu remains the party leader are a force that has more from. benjamin netanyahu might be down but he's not out not yet before a meeting with senior members of his likud party he said he'd agreed to form a bloc of right wing and ultra orthodox religious parties along with likud as a basis for a new government under his leadership of them there are one or 2 options either a government headed by me or a dangerous government that's leaning on the arab parties at this moment more than any other and in the face of the security and political challen

israel's longest serving prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his likud party deadlocked with benny gantz and his blue and white party. >> overnight no one declared victory, but no one was ready to conce concede. >> translator: israel needs a strong and sabtable and zionist government, a government that is committed to israel as a national state for the jewish people. >> translator: i hope to create a wide unit of government, a government ready to return to israel its special values where one people, one society. the polarization is behind us. >> so which leader will get to form a gofrmging coalition as israel faces critical conditions at home and abroad. let's turn to sam kiley. this is also to avoid prosecution for benjamin netanyahu. >> reporter: yeah, dave. once again, everything is about benjamin netanyahu. he drove the narrative in the run-up to the election, and now his role is driving it afterward, and the reason for that is according to the exit polls -- and they're sort of consistent now with the percentages, not the sea al indications but what's coming out after 88% of th

it's a rebuke to netanyahu ally avigdor lieberman who's insisted that his party israel they tend to likud and the opposition blue and white combined to form a secular unity government yes sure conclusion is clear all that we have said during the election campaign is coming true there is only one option a national unity government a liberal broad government we will not join any other option. but if netanyahu is refusing as he clearly is now to join that option where does he get the 6 seats he needs for a government i mean operettas left wing labor alliance temptingly has just that number but he refused again on wednesday to sit with netanyahu benny gantz has said his blue and white alliance with $32.00 seats will stay together and his secularist partner pede would be unlikely to serve with netanyahu ultra-orthodox allies will they with him obvious why don't we wait another day or 2 and wish the people of israel a good and necessary unity government that the system will calm down a little bit and we will move along. dancer's own prospects could be improved if the mainly palestinian israeli

gantz is about to speak in response to overtures made by the israeli prime minister and leader the likud party between netanyahu about forming a unity government we know that this was a call made by netanyahu yesterday and benny gantz is now clearly giving his response let's just listen to what the leader of the blue and white centrist party has to say. shalom to people who do you got your. journey and citizens of israel not just. come from the ceremony for shimon peres. may his soul rest in peace i knew him personally he was a man of. seeing the future and did everything for the future generations as everybody. he put everything before. any thing else. the people of israel have gone to the ballots they have voted and they have voted clearly. the people have said that they want israel before everything else and therefore blue and white with me is the leader one and is the biggest block. according to the. current results we have received 63. seats and that and you know who has not. achieved the sufficient numbers. friends citizens of israel wanted a unity government even after the previou

and to prime minister netanyahu so that but a lot of likud members who asked that and they're all so far pledged loyalty to a prime minister netanyahu because they say it's still too early to talk about such a move but of course it would be much easier to form such a unity government without benyamin netanyahu because as you rightly said many guns has said they would go into a unity government but without netanyahu ok now one of the stunning results of this election was for all that door lieberman's secular nationalist party had his done very well is lieberman the new kingmaker in israel. potentially is the new kingmaker he already was the cause that last time the condition building failed for mr netanyahu both have been very very close i know is over the past years but they fell out started all with illegal men stepping down as defense minister and then after the elections in every didn't join the coalition and he did very well in these elections he already said last night that he wants to see a unity government with israel between his party could and blue and white and you put down

would be possible to have a unity government as guns would like to have with out in at any hour the likud will give up on a deal which is quite unlikely if it is possible then there would be a unity government between the blue white party and the and the likud which would be of course much more moderate views of the 2 words the process with the palestinians. to the arabs and other things but it would not be really a government of the peaceniks on the other hand if the likud doesn't agree to replace an attorney then there might be a minority government led by guns with a kind of a safety net or support from with out of the arab league east and they later on perhaps also the ultra religious parties might join such a government i prefer personally to have such a government and the this government who could be more courageous visit the peace process i think that any way dance would try to talk to president abbas and see where the it would it is possible to find a way to continue the peace process which is totally frozen and even if he is the head of a unity government but if it is he's a head

benjamin netanyahu might be down but he's not out not yet for a meeting with senior members of his likud party he said he'd agreed to form a bloc of right wing and ultra orthodox religious parties along with likud as a basis for a new government under his leadership of them there are one or 2 options either a government headed by me or a dangerous government that's leaning on the arab parties at this moment more than any other and in the face of the security and political challenges that are on ahead it's forbidden that a government will be formed that is leaning on the and he zionist arab parties the bloc in question would give him 55 seats news really parliament or knesset still 6 short of the 61 needed to form a majority coalition it's a rebuke to netanyahu school my ally i think believe him and he's insisted that his party israel data new likud and the opposition blue and white combine to form a secular unity government usual conclusion is clear all that we have said during the election campaign is coming true there is only one option a national unity government a liberal broad gover

benjamin netanyahu getting a standing ovation there addressing supporters and members of the likud party. often saying his voice was failing him, support for him there, but when it comes to those exit polls, as he himself has said, he needs to await the actual results, as we are awaiting those results. the exit polls at the moment suggesting benjamin netanyahu's likud party is projected at winning between 30—33 votes, whereas the blue and white coalition created by benny gantz is projected to win 32-34 benny gantz is projected to win 32—34 seats, and this is where the issue is. when it comes to israeli elections, the proportional representation within the israeli political system means that there will be an awful lot of political bargaining after the election. so, this will all depend on ultimately white avigdor lieberman will do stop he will end up as the king maker, deciding which party, whether it is blue—and—white or likud will create an alliance, to make the government. mr netanyahu an alliance, to make the government. mr neta nyahu called an alliance, to make the government

this have been eliminated now is hanging in the balance partial results of the country's election show likud party in deadlock with the blue wide body of centrist benny gantz so far neither side has declared victory but the results could mark the beginning of the end for netanyahu israel's along with 7 prime minister more on that in just a bit but 1st this report. if you was disappointed on election night benyamin netanyahu wasn't showing it far from conceding defeat israel's longest serving president took to the stage vowing to remain at the helm with a likud led government that excluded arab parties. in the coming days we will convene negotiations to assemble a strong zionist government answer prevent a dangerous anti's are in a scum and. netanyahu his plans may well be thwarted by opposition leader benny gantz he stopped short of declaring an election win but his address to supporters certainly had the tone of a victory speech for his blue and white party. v had got so tired mr courting to the initial results netanyahu did not succeed in his mission. and that he we on the other hand prove

binyamin netanyahu is hanging in the balance partial results of the country's election show netanyahu has likud party in deadlock with the blue white sponte of the centrist benny gantz so far neither side has declared victory but the results could mark the beginning of the end for netanyahu israel's long the 7 prime minister more on that in just a moment would 1st have a look at this report. if he was disappointed on election night benyamin netanyahu wasn't showing it far from conceding defeat israel's longest serving president took to the stage vowing to remain at the helm with a likud led government that excluded arab parties. in the coming days we will convene a go she is to assemble a strong zionist government answer prevent a dangerous antis are in a scum and. netanyahu his plans may well be thwarted by opposition leader benny gantz he stopped short of declaring an election win but his address to supporters certainly had the tone of a victory speech for his blue and white party. if you had it so tell me the courting the initial results netanyahu did not succeed in his mission. and that he

counted the center left blue and white party led by benny gantz has 32 seats or benjamin netanyahu is likud party is just behind on 31 if you know his bloc looks set to control $55.00 of parliament's $120.00 seats while dance and his natural partners would have $5661.00 seats are required to secure a majority in parliament former defense minister avigdor lieberman boxset to be the kingmaker he's calling for a unity government comprised of his israel party it could and blue and white but dancers ruled out joining in the ministration with netanyahu as likud leader ari force reports from west jerusalem. benjamin netanyahu might be down but he's not out not yet before a meeting with senior members of his the could party he said he'd agreed to form a bloc of right wing and ultra orthodox religious parties along with likud as a basis for a new government under his leadership look there are one or 2 options either a government headed by me or a dangerous government that's leaning on the arab parties at this moment more than any other and in the face of the security and political challenges that ar

government made up of israel by to newer and liquid and and white the presumption is that he demand likud 1st replace netanyahu was leader but that's something it shows no sign of readiness to do a haven for. a couple netanyahu is the leader of the lake could support for him is strong and in times of crisis it gets stronger it all came after a friend etic final day of campaigning against aping netanyahu is tactics urging supporters off the beach telling him his party was on the verge of defeat and young who seemed to spend the day in one long emergency broadcast on social media and in person repeatedly warning his right wing base that arabs were voting in great numbers. the leader of the mainly palestinian israeli joint list i'm an already said netanyahu incitement had come at a heavy price causing instead a surge in support it's possible we did see some form of backlash people saying you say we're going to come to the polls in in rope so we are here we come and there and this is what we can do in israeli politics or his office says he's due to have talks soon with benny gantz raising the

likud and blue and white. voters defied predictions of fatigue and turned out in larger numbers than the last poll in april now they want a path forward many say after 10 years in power it's time for netanyahu to go. you know you sure you know who has probably run his course and his time has passed about as well though. as so often in the end netanyahu is like a phoenix when we think he's finished he rises up again but i really hope that the government will change i think he was a good leader but i think is about time too and a chapter or period. benyamin netanyahu is political survival is on a knife edge long deemed a political wizard this election may turn out to be the one that broke his spell. the deadliest on the korean one joins me now from jerusalem tanya more information is coming out there what's the latest you can tell us. yes the central election commission has released the latest figures now 90 percent over 90 percent of the votes have been counted now and this translates into 32 seats for blue and

benjamin netanyahu's likud party or benny gantz's party? the crucial part is who is it with a more likely chance of forming a coalition? that was where this all fell apart in the middle of may that sent israel first time in the country's history back to new elections after netanyahu was unable to form his government following elections. waiting for exit polls here. we'll take a look and get a sense of what they say. i apologize. my team is reviewing those numbers before handing them to me to make sure they're correct. because of that a word of caution one more time. these are not definitive results. merely a projection of a possible result based on the three main tv stations israel. turn to my team here. i have not yet gotten the -- not yet the result from my team and apologize. waiting for an answer here. we know one of the big questions in this election was voter turnout. it started high and ebbed back a little bit, ended up being 2.5 percentage points above what voter turnout was in last april's election suggesting such a tight race pull

couple netanyahu is the leader of the likud support for him is strong and in times of crisis it gets stronger it all came after a friend etic final day of campaigning against aping netanyahu is tactics urging supporters off the beach telling him his party was on the verge of defeat and you know seem to spend the day in one long emergency broadcast on social media and in person repeatedly warning his right wing base that arabs were voting in great numbers. the leader of the mainly palestinian israeli joint list i'm an said netanyahu incitement had come at a heavy price causing instead a surge in support it's possible we did see some form of backlash people saying you say we're going to come to the polls in in growth so we are here we come and there and this is what we can do in israeli politics or his office says he's due to have talks soon with benny gantz raising the possibility that he could offer him some kind of support benjamin netanyahu spoke on stage of the difficulties and pressure of this campaign with his 1st print dykeman hearing on corruption charges jus in 2 weeks and th

party alone he got 35 seats last time around but for enough of a coalition of his likud party and other smaller right wing parties if he makes that then he will have another term he will be able to try to get through potentially immunity against his corruption charges all of the various pledges that he's been making in the election campaign then become all that more real and from palestinian perspective for instance the the pledge to annex the jordan valley and parts of your key by the city of hebron all the more dangerous i've got notifications on my phone every time he goes live with a new live broadcast and it's pinging all the time every few minutes a few minutes ago he was talking about his achievements about how they were closing the gap and that more of his right wing base had to come out and vote just in the last couple of minutes he said 2 hours to go the arabs are coming out in much higher numbers than before and not as well as all of the messaging about how he's on the verge of losing which is something that he does in every campaign trying to motivate panic really his right

the only way of having a stable national unity government is to have one composed mainly at least of likud and blue and white of course the big stumbling block in that is that blue and white campaigned very much on removing netanyahu replacing and you know saying that the corruption allegations against him the hate rhetoric which was referred to by law and one of the senior members of blue and white who is here that that was what voters had voted out so the question then looms for likud as to whether it is going to stick behind netanyahu it's representatives came in here saying that that the refusal of blue and white to sit down with benjamin netanyahu and try to work out some kind of power sharing deal some kind of national unity government was that the major problem and that it could not be a serious party of government if it did not do that i asked the head of the blue and white delegation michel on the former army chief of israel do you definitively rule out ruling in or sitting in a government with benjamin netanyahu he did not answer that question. and that very closely i believe we'

this is a close race and we knew that it would probably be this way between likud and the centrist blue white party what does this mean for the possibility of anyone being able to form a governing coalition. well you know right now i mean the exit polls came out about an hour ago when the polling stations closed and usually they come out in 3 main t.v. challenges here and none of them sees a clear than a tonight these exit polls that could change why now the votes are being counted and the results are coming in overnight obviously that. what we can say is that the whole of un peu and white benny gantz is party is leading actually in all those exit polls except for one from the public broadcast so there's a tie between likud and. blue and white and the right wing bloc because this is what analysts here in israel looking at tonight is to see you know how then could listen could be fun because in israel it's all about being able to build a coalition and this is what they're looking at but having said that the right wing bloc would have between $54.00 to $57.00 seats now mr netanyahu would

leadership to see what his ministers of thinking what the likud is thinking so the. it's probably indication as to how serious he is taking this situation interesting development thank you for bringing that to us what a bill has made in west jerusalem to south africa now which is holding an extraordinary session of parliament on how to tackle gender based violence president several reports that has admitted there is a crisis after growing protests over rape and murder. the army in democratic republic of congo says its soldiers have killed a rebel leader from rwanda sylvester has been wanted by the international criminal court since 2012 for war crimes his hutu rebel group is accused of killing hundreds of civilians in the eastern sea. activists with hong kong's democracy movement of made a direct appeal to the u.s. congress for support joshua wang and denise ho urged a congressional hearing to adopt the hong kong human rights and democracy act if passed in washington hong kong would have to prove every year that it respects human rights in order to maintain its speci

what's even more interesting in this article if they say that likud officials. officials from benjamin netanyahu's own policy actually met. after these exit polls came out. to discuss ways in which they could potentially get rid of netanyahu as their leader. now the party does seem to have very much. moved to back him now b but it's interesting that those discussionons were hot. in tast. so we wait and see. what emerges from the at deadlock in israel. now it's is that september which means of course all around the world back to school time. one campaign group in the us is issued rather unsettling. i i put on the subjectt tell us more. yes it is extremely unsettling so i will warn you now. that you might not want t to watch this particular part of the video. and bus it is important the message is important sandy hook promises a campaign group that was set up. in the wake of that twenty twelve she's in which twenty children age six and seven were killed. six star adults as well about to elementary school in connecticut. and they released a new public service annou

one of his ministers outgoing ministers in that from the likud party how's that. been speaking out there saying that he believes all. the exit polls around that senseki hunting be. the outgoing minister for regional corporation he's been saying look. back in april bending down from actually declared victory in from the blue white party headquarters and- did not then go on to become prime minister and form a goverernmen. so we should be v very castle he's s saying at this stage. of the been a very despondent mood in the amongst liquid support as well as an assignment this has been about nine you know off camera missing that this is disappointing from them. on the crowd really thinning out whatever likud party headquarters already with told. ministers members of that message rather than hanging around to speak to the media have been heading on crimes that doesn't look like. a victoria's behavior. most of the yeah israeli president reuven rivlin saying that as soon as he gets official results through he's going to be holding. consultations to try and put together a g

and blue and white but cancer is ruled out joining in a ministration with netanyahu as likud leader harry forsett reports from west jerusalem. benjamin netanyahu might be down but he's not out not yet.

these two men benjamin netanyahu — the current prime minister, leader of the right—wing likud party — and the former military chief benny gantz who leads the centrist blue and white party — are vying to become prime minister. barbara plett usher, monitoring the polls, showing inconclusive results in israel's parliamentary election. expert analysis, but barbara joins us expert analysis, but barbara joins us along with the guest in jerusalem, barbara what do you think of the numbers we are seeing? but is just go through that year, the exit polls, three have been released channel 11, the public broadcaster has neta nyahu and channel 11, the public broadcaster has netanyahu and the lithe public broadcaster has benjamin netanyahu's likud and benny gantz‘s blue and white tied on 32 seats each with avidor liebermans‘ israel our home party on 10 seats the second exit poll from channel 12 has benjamin netanyahu behind, with his likud party on 22 seats, blue and white one ahead on 3a seats and isreal our home on 8 seats. and channel 13's poll projects likud further behind with 31 seats, b

it's a rebuke to netanyahu ally avigdor lieberman who's insisted that his party israel they tend to likud and the opposition blue and white combined to form a secular unity government yes sure conclusion is clear all that we have said during the election campaign is coming true there is only one option a national unity government a liberal broad government we will not join any other option. but if netanyahu is refusing as he clearly is now to join that option where does he get the 6 seats he needs for a government i mean operettas left wing labor alliance temptingly has just that number but he refused again on wednesday to sit with netanyahu benny gantz has said his blue and white alliance with $32.00 seats will stay together and his secularist partner peed would be unlikely to serve with netanyahu ultra-orthodox allies will they with him if he is going well we will wait another day or 2 and wish the people of is. good necessary unity government so that the system will calm down a little bit and we will move along. john says old prospects could be improved if the mainly palestinian israel

at the center of it all: prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his right-wing likud party. and his chief rival: benny gantz, his former military chief of staff, who leads the centrist blue and white party. a voters flocked to the polls d while support for the ruling likud party fell, neither of israel's largest parties may have the votes to form a government. that leaves this man, avagdor lieberman, netanyahu's long-time ally-turned-foe, as a ntial kingmaker. he says he wants a national g unity government, forcinkud and the blue and white to govern togeth. in a last-minute get-out-the- vote plea at a jerusalem's bus station, netanyahu warned voters about the perils of choosing his challenger. >> ( translated ): do you want to prevent a left-wing government and a coalition with the arab parties? you do not want it. so, go vote. go vote likud. >> reporter: political peril aside, netanyahu is also in legal jeopardy a hearing next month will decide d ether he is indicted for breach of trust cepting bribes that include champagn and expensive cigars. that didn't matter to some vo

go vote likud. >> reporter: political peril aside, netanyahu is also in legal jeopardy. a hearing next month will decide whether he is indicted for inbreach of trust and acce bribes that include champagne and expensive cigars. that didn't matter to some voters, like rami birenbaum.rd netanyahu's ha line on arabs and palestinians trumps everything. >> moses did a big mistake 2,000 years ago. instead of going to america or to australia, he went over to the middle et. and all around us, we're surrounded by enemies. if you ask me, the arabs not accept us. only to throw us into the ocean. only netanyahu. i don't care about his wife, his children, if he took cigarettest or i don't care. on reporter: you don't care about the corrup >> no, no. >> reporter: but it did for others, like ruthy ranan, who's voted for netanyahu in the past: >> i voted for gantz because itb needs a change, because netanyahu is doing very bad things for everybody. >> reporter: gantzthis election could bring change, but only if israelis actually vote. >> ( otranslated ): anyone stays home, doesn't take r

at this point and essentially every one of the likud all the likud ministers are fully. sworn allegiance to it's now with sensually so the idea that they're going to toss him overboard is a little farfetched but at the same time it's not outside the realm of possibilities the reality is that president rivlin has very limited power as the president of israel which is mostly a figurehead role but what he does have a role in is the specific issue and there's one thing that we can be assured of in that's that he is doing everything in his power to prevent a 3rd election in 2019 so and he's a former member of the likud obviously so if it turns that he needs to pressure likud ministers to throw nets now over the edge that may happen but i think the fact that he gave nothing out of the 1st crack at creating a government is. both good and bad it's sort of there is nothing i would be able to put something together that everybody kind of suspects is impossible but at the same time in going back to netanyahu has 9 lives it's impossible to count him out. firefighters in the french c

with a grain of salt because they're not always highly accurate between and you mean that on yahoo's likud and. blue and white alliance so we'll have to wait and see for tonight what kind of results are coming in talking when we look at the instability in the region especially in iran and syria but also closer to home in gaza how much is that factoring in for voters in this election. well that's certainly always on people's mind over here but all the candidates have made it also a topic in their election campaign which has been very fierce between the likud and kahala vann. mr netanyahu of course is always you know pushing his image of mr security when it comes to you know also know what's happening in lebanon syria and iran and also in gaza but also many guns he's a former army general he served under netanyahu as well as other generals in the leadership of couple of and they're also very much you know put on this image of security which is very important to them so this has been also topic but it's mainly these elections you have to say about the candidates the personalities and very muc

serving prime minister is in the balance fossil results from yesterday's elections show his right wing likud party neck and neck with the blue white alliance that by centrist benny gantz mr netanyahu has been unable to form a coalition since the country's last inconclusive election in april. if he was disappointed on election night benyamin netanyahu wasn't showing it far from conceding defeat israel's longest serving president took to the stage vowing to remain at the helm with a likud led government that excluded arab parties. in the coming days we will convene negotiations to assemble a strong zionist government and to prevent a dangerous anti's are in a scholar meant. netanyahu his plans may well be thwarted by opposition leader benny gantz he stopped short of declaring an election win but his address to supporters certainly had the tone of a victory speech for his blue and white party. he had got so tell me the courting to the initial results netanyahu did not succeed in his mission. and that he we on the other hand prove that our idea called blue and white a project will establish just

clear winner over 90 percent of the votes have been counted and prime minister benjamin netanyahu from likud is trailing his rival benny gantz of the blue and white party it means israel could now face lengthy coalition negotiations political paralysis and maybe a 3rd vote when things clear though choose this election was essentially a referendum on 10 years of prime minister netanyahu for him this election is crucial winning could be the only way for him to avoid criminal prosecution over corruption charges he stays as prime minister he keeps his immunity right now though netanyahu and benny gantz need the support from israel's smaller parties to form a coalition government and maybe the most important player is this man big door lieberman he leads an ultra nationalist secular party he quit is the defense minister back in april which ultimately led netanyahu to call the snap election and he is one of those who wants this unity government bill hamid covering events from west jerusalem for us it is close it's basically as close as it was 5 months ago. it is and it is and it is in the sense th

right so at this point and essentially every one of the likud all the likud ministers are fully. sworn allegiance and it's now with centrally so the idea that they're going to toss him overboard is a little farfetched but at the same time it's not outside the realm of possibilities the reality is that president rivlin has very limited power as the president of israel which is mostly a figurehead role but what he does have a role in is the specific issue and there's one thing that we can be assured of in that's that he is doing everything in his power to prevent a 3rd election in 2019 so and he's a former member of likud obviously so if it turns that he needs to pressure likud ministers to throw over the edge that may happen but i think the fact that he gave in if any of the 1st crack at creating a government is. both good and bad it's sort of there is no i mean i would be able to put something together that everybody kind of suspects is impossible but at the same time in going back to nam to me i was 9 lives it's impossible to count him out well there's also another critical part

and potentially more importantly that of blue and white is the future of benjamin netanyahu the the likud the liquid party has said that no other party should determine who should be its leader i asked moshe your lawn the head of the delegation that came here to blue and white whether they could have a sit in government with benjamin and you know would they rule that out definitively he didn't answer that question netanyahu and self has come out this evening and said there are now 2 obvious options a minority government supported by anti zionist arab parties or a broad coalition government which he wanted to see happen question is whether anyone would allow that to happen if he was still a part of it indeed carry forth that there with an update from westray said thank you harry. now a new climate report has laid bare some startling findings on global temperature and sea level rises scientists from the world's top weather agencies have sounded the alarm a day before a major climate summit at the united nations they found the average global temperature between 201521000 will likely be the h

blue and white alliance says it will never sit in a government led by netanyahu and his right wing likud party. a handshake and a smile to seal benyamin netanyahu surprise offer of a power share with benny gantz man in the middle israeli president for even revel and threw his support behind the idea but it was rebuffed just hours later the party leaders were attending a state memorial for a late leftwing statesmanship in paris during a speech netanyahu gave a nod to the coalition forged by parents with conservative in the eighty's. when there was no clear victory in the knesset parliamentary elections. shimon opted for national unity. agreed to cooperate in order to navigate israel to a safe shore. in this election there was no clear winner and i call on you as a president that has worked together to bring the state of israel to safe shores. it's a later press conference said he does want a unity government but to be led by him. should have to do you can't approach forming a unity government with all these different parties and political spin do you have to come at it with honesty dignit