Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been tasked with forming the country's new government, the president's office stated. But neither he nor his opponent Gantz has an easy way to form a parliamentary majority.
Netanyahu traveled to the Black Sea resort to meet the Russian leader – just five days before the election – in a move widely seen as an effort to woo elder Russian-speaking immigrants.
Netanyahu last met Putin in April, five days before the previous election, when he thanked the Russian president for assistance in returning the remains of IDF Sgt. Zachary Baumel to Israel.
Nothing in David Yehuda Cargatser’s early years suggested he would one day be a religious Jew living in Israel. Yet today he resides in Givat Ze’ev along with his pregnant wife, Elaine, and their young son.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is working to organize a meeting a meeting between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin – likely in Israel – before the elections, scheduled for a week from next Tuesday.