the religious zionist party an alliance of the far right fared better than anticipated and is expected to bring its projected 6 seats to a netanyahu government members of the party have been banned in the past for anti palestinian sentiment the palestinian israeli parties are projected to lose seats this round voter turnout was low the parties previously voted as one bloc under the arab joint list but the group splintered at a 2nd conservative party called the united arab list formed now its leader months. could potentially do something unheard of previously support netanyahu government likud party members remain divided on what would be a historic alliance. critics such as opposition leader year look at the yes the tea party say netanyahu is drive to remain in power is centered on finding a way to evade prosecution on corruption charges and they argue forging ties with the religious zionist party would create a racist ultra conservative government but in this election netanyahu must attempt to forge a coalition with diverse smaller parties given the narrow divide between the pro and a

regular israeli zionist parties the big one of the 3rd story of this election is going to be the fact that 2 parties that have been written off instead both the merits which the far left body and the i've adopted in the labor party both have gotten 7 each and they were questioning whether they'd even make it into the parliament the other story is of course many guns were also the question whether he would make it in and of course initial polls actually got a mandate so a lot of a lot of changes from the polls that took him out before the election. also the party you don't saw was the breakaway from the 10 yahoo also a liquid nick right wing he got at that moment i think 5 seats which was an amazing drop from initially when he 1st came out there talking about 20 seats it was going to be the savior of the likud over the right wing but he wouldn't go with netanyahu so natanya who successfully man. it's to bring back most of his right wing voters and he also has the extreme right religious zionist party which is very very right wing and they've also gotten in this time he managed to creat

and when they look at the zionist religious party, it is a far right, homophobic, xenophobic party. it will potentially be part of this coalition. it is not a done deal, but they will have those ideological demands when it comes to legislation, to how much religion will play a part in israel life. israeli life. the extension of the settlements, may be on part of them. so this is going to play a part when you look at the other potential partners in the coalitn. they are very strict with their ideology. they are not exactly what they want ideology. but because netanyahu gave up on ideology to stay in power, and most important, try and delay his corruption trial, he would be ready to give up anything, or give them whatever they want in order to stay in power and potentially out of jail. >> giving them anything they want, there is this far-right government, that it would be potentially a far-right government like israel has never seen. what would that mean for policy, citizens? >> i think if it is happening severely, democracy fails, they will legislate a bill to enable netanyahu to get

a way to evade prosecution on corruption charges and they argue forging ties with a religious zionist party would create a racist ultra conservative government but in this election netanyahu must attempt to forge a coalition with diverse smaller parties given the narrow divide between the pro and anti netanyahu camps that means these smaller parties and their leaders find themselves with a huge influence in determining israel's political path forward natasha does era was jerusalem. right more with harry folsom in west jerusalem now hi harry just when you think it's all going to be predictable just as it was again this happens take us through the process from now on and i mean is there a time frame on what we can expect. well yes the israeli president has a certain period during which to assess who is the most likely of the contenders to be able to form a coalition government that is usually the leader of the party the single party that has got the most votes in the elections so that is likely to be benjamin netanyahu and then he would have in the 1st instance 4 weeks from that point to try

the religious zionist party an alliance of the far right fared better than anticipated and is expected to bring its projected 6 seats to a netanyahu government members of the party have been banned in the past for anti palestinian sentiment the palestinian israeli parties are projected to lose seats this round voter turnout was low the parties previously voted as one bloc under the arab joint list but the group splintered at a 2nd conservative party called the united arab list formed now its leader months. could potentially do something unheard of previously support netanyahu government likud party members remain divided on what would be a historic alliance. critics such as opposition leader year look at the yes the tea party say netanyahu is drive to remain in power is centered on finding a way to evade prosecution on corruption charges and they argue forging ties with the religious zionist party would create a racist ultra conservative government but in this election netanyahu must attempt to forge a coalition with diverse smaller parties given the narrow divide between the pro and a

root of the deeds or the religious zionist party which is a solution also various forms for a radical right wing park east and some of them have a clear and. very homophobic agenda others have a very racist agenda and some have been described in the tossed as terrorist and they're entering the next steps and it seems that you will have to work with them so it's new and it's been all to clear even when i might have to lean on maybe one of the other parties that's mike jones from the other counts and we're still awaiting final results what about netanyahu is trial on corruption and. i mean is that no longer a problem for him. with. the main thing. on the on his mind and very clear that this means that the new venture these days i shift is because it. did not want to go over as agreed this in the agreement with pentagon to not have this rotation steve wanted to keep the position of being a prime minister which he seems that when he's a minister he's in the better standing when he has to go to court than if he would be just a regular citizens and that's why he's. worth and there's concern

way to evade prosecution on corruption charges and they argue forging ties with the religious zionist party would create a racist ultra conservative government but in this election netanyahu must attempt to forge a coalition with diverse smaller parties given the narrow divide between the pro and anti netanyahu camps that means these smaller parties and their leaders find themselves with a huge influence in determining israel's political path forward natasha going to 0 west jerusalem still to come on al-jazeera the youngest victim of man was military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters is buried in monday. the u.k. announces a plan to tackle illegal immigration rights groups say it will leave refugees in limbo. the weather's looking to be settled across central parts of europe at the moment we've got a big area of high pressure in place here but i would say was the southeast we've got a lot of pressure in charge asked drawing some cool air down across southeast side of year got some snow flurries over the high ground there certainly there into turkey i was also northwest this is where it'

a number of them, about four such parties — have not only crossed but appear to have done pretty well up till this point. we're talking about the small liberal zionisten seats, which would be a significant rise. also on the far right, on the far nationalist religious right, we have a party called religious zionist, made up, frankly, ofjewish supremacists and homophobes, who have been doing pretty well, around seven seats as well. i think that is probably because the turnout was lower than last time, which tends to favour smaller parties, but they have all done better... can ijust ask you a final, very brief question, because we are running out of time? what would happen if he gets back in with a strong coalition? would this kick the corruption allegations out of court for the time being? well, that remains to be seen. i do not think he could do anything immediately, but most think he would continue to undermine the ability of think he would continue to undermine the credibility of the judiciary, and specifically the attorney general, and if he has a strong coalition, he is better placed to do that. it is hard to say whether he can really stop the pr

meanwhile, the extreme-right religious zionist party alliance, whicincludes only racist and homophobipolitical parties, has won six parliamentary seats. e number oknesset seeds being filled by women dropped to less than a quarter. in egypt, dozens of ships full of oil and shipping containers full of goods are idled in the suez canal after a massive container vessel ran aground. the ship, which is nearly a quarter-mile long, has cut off access through one of the world's most important waterways, connecting the mediterranean with the indian ocean. salvage crews are working to move the vessel but warn it could be days or weeks to clear the blockage. president biden said the u.s. would respond to any escalation from north korea after it launched two short-range ballistic missiles off its eastern coast thursday. it was north korea's first such launch since biden took office, and defies a u.n. security council ban. biden also said he is open to diplomacy with north korea, conditioned on denuclearization. back in the united states, senator elizabeth warren clashed with treasury secretary janet yellen

also on the far right, on the far nationalist religious right, we have a party called religious zionistmophobes, who have been doing pretty well, around seven seats as well. i think it is probably because the turnout was lower than last time, which tends to favour smaller parties, but they have all done better... can favour smaller parties, but they have all done better. . .- favour smaller parties, but they have all done better... can i 'ust ask ou have all done better... can i 'ust askyou a — have all done better... can i 'ust ask you a final, i have all done better... can i 'ust ask you a final, very i have all done better... can i 'ust ask you a final, very brief h ask you a final, very brief question, because we are running out of time? what would happen if he gets back in with a strong coalition? with this chick the corruption allegations out of court for the time being? —— with this kick? for the time being? -- with this kick? ., for the time being? -- with this kick? . ., , ., , , ., kick? that means to be seen, i do not think he _ kick? that means to be seen, i do not think he

interesting phenomenon that is the merge is from a very small far right party it's called the religious zionist party again up until recently there were some members that had been banned for their palestinian type palestinian sentiment they've got about half a dozen knesset sees they're likely to form. to join actually any bloc with netanyahu but bear in mind again this coalition wouldn't be guided by ideology it'll be guided by support and political expediency there are concerns that if netanyahu is able to form a government however shaky it will be the most conservative and hawkish one in recent memory critics say bear in mind when you start looking at all these unlikely bedfellows as political allies this is a man according to critics who is on try facing a corruption trial and is desperate to do whatever he can to evade prosecution. especially. in west jerusalem let's take a look at what's in play to form the government and that's that is a 128 member legislature the magic number to come to power is 61 projections show that number netanyahu and his likud party and is also out of reach of the coal

votes i mean a positive thing is that marette switches the most you know left wing of the zionists you know parties is a a relatively strong showing also roughly yes sudden seats but the underlying thing is that even when you combine doubt with the the arabs are you so we're talking about a pretty small minority overall and they are the only ones who are seriously interested in some kind of viable 2 state solution so i think the upshot of this is that you know those of us who have advocated floor a 2 state solution for decades where we're going to start thinking seriously about whether it's even possible at this point given you know just just given the dominance of the the right wing in israeli politics combined with the refusal of the united states to pressure israel you're meant to do differently will be lots to discuss in the hours days and weeks to come and forge said they have right now is the visit as we are out of time but it's great to get your thoughts thank you for joining us on al-jazeera. the former brazilian president luis innes your suv was not treated impartially in a series of corru

deal drawn up so if it is true that netanyahu and natalee bennett and the religious zionists and the ultra-orthodox parties that those 2 parties if all of those together make up to $61.00 natalee bennett a former netanyahu chief of staff who now heads his own party i mean he has indicated that he would be up for joining and netanyahu administration channel one is also saying that the netanyahu bloc appears to have $61.00 votes so there is more than one exit poll now suggesting that netanyahu has just scraped home however we have to put a huge warning sign on this one is that these exit polls have been wrong very dramatically wrong even in these most recent elections and the other one is that a lot of the voting is taking place in corona virus restricted drive through facilities for people who are in quarantine some at a hospital bed sides as well so there are more than usual absentee ballots and. double envelope ballots and the electoral commission has made it clear there will be a delayed counting process there and you can expect proper results coming through on friday so encouraged with that warning but

parties today are clearly of two kinds. the national radicals and the religious zionist radicals. and it's not exactly the same nowadays, they are quite divided. now they'll have a choice to make a coalition government with secular nationalists or with religious nationalists and few secular nationalists. my sense is that he will go with religiou and the radical nationalists which means he will be forming one of the most radical governments in the history of israel and which also means that he might still go ahead with annexing, of course illegally, major parts of the occupied palestine and that would send the conflict into a major dramatic escalation. barbara: that was going to be my next question, the impact this would have on the occupied west bank. you partially answered that but i'm wondering, if thes governmt netanyahu forms is as you described, how will that go dow in washington, d.c. when joe biden perhaps doesn't have the same affinity with netanyahu that his predecessor did? >> absolutely, there's no love lost, especially nowadays, between biden and netanyahu. we know of

the right wing parties and that i'd wing parties in israel today clearly are 2 of 2 kinds the national radicals and the religious zionist radicals and it's not exactly the same no it is a quite divided and that the neo would have a choice to make a coalition government with secular snatch and honest or with the religious nationalist and few secular nationalists and my sense is that he will go with the religious and the radical nationalist which means that he would be forming one of the most radical governments in the history of israel and which also means that he might still go ahead with an extinct of course illegally major parts of the occupied palestine and that would send the conflict into. to a major dramatic schoolish jamar one obviously that was going to be my next question would it impact this is going to have on the occupied west bank as it was you partially answered that but i'm wondering if it does turn out that the government that message now forms is is what you described how's it going to go down in washington d.c. when we know that joe biden doesn't perhaps have the same affinity with with metal now than