成人快手

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the Likud party, is on the brink of a dramatic comeback.

Partial results show he is on course to win a majority in parliament with the help of the far-right - the ultra-nationalist Religious Zionism party.

This is not the first time he has run the country. He was prime minister for 12 straight years until he was ousted in 2021 by a loose coalition of rivals from across the political spectrum. He is currently standing trial on corruption charges - which he fiercely denies.

So what's behind his political comeback?

Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment and a former State Department analyst, adviser and negotiator in Republican聽and Democratic Administrations. He says: "Israel has slid right and now, in my view, is rushing right."

(Photo: Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu gestures to his supporters on satge at his party headquarters during Israel's general election in Jerusalem, November 2, 2022. Credit: REUTERS/Ammar Awad)

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