The results yielded no clear path to a governing coalition, but represented a rejection of two dangerous ideas.
Netanyahu celebrated his fifth electoral victory, despite pending criminal charges.
Israel’s prime minister faces possible indictment in three criminal cases—just in time for national elections.
With the Israeli police recommending that he be indicted, the prime minister is entering a major battle for political survival.
With the graft investigation against him gaining momentum, he’s poised to continue playing to the right-wing base that has kept him in power.