The vote was held against a backdrop of soaring violence across Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.Īt least 30 Palestinians and three Israelis have been killed in the territories since the start of October, according to an AFP tally. Religious Zionism co-leader Bezalel Smotrich has indicated he wants the defence ministry, likely an uncomfortable request for Netanyahu who has kept tight control over Israel's armed forces during his record 15 years in office. The US State Department expressed veiled concern over the prospect of far-right ministers in a future coalition government. "He took from the haredim (ultra-Orthodox), from the Likud, of course new young voters and people who had no one to vote for," Elad-Strenger said. Whatever the final result, Ben-Gvir was described as "the big winner of this election" by politics lecturer Julia Elad-Strenger of Israel's Bar-Ilan University. "It's time we go back to being masters of our country," Ben-Gvir said on election night. In recent days, Ben-Gvir has called repeatedly for the security services to use more force in countering Palestinian unrest. Itamar Ben-Gvir, a firebrand known for anti-Arab rhetoric and incendiary calls for Israel to annex the entire West Bank, has said he wants to be public security minister, a post that would put him in charge of the police. That will likely mean prominent roles for the co-leaders of far-right Religious Zionism, which is projected to win 14 seats, doubling its representation in the last parliament. The veteran hawk, who has served as premier for longer than anyone in Israel's history, will then be tasked with sharing out cabinet posts with his coalition partners. If the final results confirm Netanyahu's victory, President Isaac Herzog will next week give him 42 days to form a government. Netanyahu has already begun talks with coalition partners on the make-up of a new government, Israeli media reported, but there was no immediate confirmation from his Likud party. If Meretz crosses the line, it could alter Netanyahu's margin of victory, but would not necessarily threaten his majority. The small left-wing Meretz party was hovering around the 3.25 per cent threshold needed to secure a minimum four parliament seats. His Likud party, its ultra-Orthodox Jewish allies and a surging far-right alliance called Religious Zionism were on track for a clear majority in Israel's 120-seat parliament, spelling the end an unprecedented period of political deadlock.Ĭaretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid, a bitter Netanyahu rival, has not yet conceded defeat, telling supporters of his centrist Yesh Atid party that the country needed to wait until all votes were counted.Īs the remaining ballots were being tallied, the bloc that supports Netanyahu still held 65 seats. With more than 90 per cent of ballots counted, according to the Central Elections Committee, near complete results put former premier Netanyahu's right-wing bloc ahead in the country's fifth election in four years. B.O.Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu held a nearly unassailable lead Thursday with vote counting almost complete following this week's election, setting him up to form what may be the most right-wing government in Israeli history. B.O.B has been with the Ashe family since before the crisis Ashe’s favourite breakfast is “waffles dripping with syrup and a big side of bacon, extra, extra crispy” the Viper rifle was an early Arbalest design, and is over a century old Arbalest is in decline due to lower demands post-crisis Ashe lives in a community called Bellerae (Texas, I assume - there is a city called *Bellaire* in Texas, probably not the same) Arbalest’s AA92 rifle was standard issue during the omnic crisis “due to its higher capacity and higher muzzle velocity” Ashe’s ancestor Caledonia Ashe founded the Arbalest Arms Company Ashe’s family estate is called Lead Rose Manor Below I have compiled a short list of the details we learn from the first chapter - some juicy stuff, surprisingly including a bit of info on the omnic crisis. Deadlock Rebels, the second Overwatch novel, comes out in 3 weeks, and a preview of the first chapter is already available on the Chapters/Indigo listing for the book.
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