Palestinians indifferent to Israeli vote
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As some leaders around the world on Wednesday congratulated Israel鈥檚 right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his likely re-election after tight parliamentary elections, Syria and Palestine showed little interest in the anticipated outcome.
鈥淭he results haven鈥檛 been finalized yet but I don鈥檛 think the elections would have any impact on the regional issues if the party that is running against Netanyahu doesn鈥檛 oppose him in politics,鈥 Hmaidi Abdullah, a political expert said.
鈥淪o even if someone other than Netanyahu won the elections, there would be no difference in dealing with the regional issues as both candidates have the same stance toward the Golan Heights,鈥 Abdullah added.
The remarks came after 97 percent of the votes were counted, indicating that the long-serving prime minister was in a tie with his main rival, Benny Gantz.
However, right-wing parties secured an overwhelming majority, meaning that Netanyahu was highly likely to form Israel鈥檚 next governing coalition.
Hussam Shuaib, another political expert, said that 鈥渢he change in names of the Israeli government has not changed the essence of dealing with the regional issues particularly in Syria.鈥
鈥淏ut I can say that US President Donald Trump has exerted big efforts to promote Netanyahu as the upcoming prime minister,鈥 the expert added.
Shuaib said that the attempt to gain more support for Netanyahu was felt when Trump moved the US embassy to Jerusalem, which was followed by the US recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Syrian Golan Heights.
鈥淚 think that the latest move pleased Israel but in reality, the US cannot hold the burden of such a decision,鈥 Shuaib noted.
Palestinian officials said that they do not count on the results of Israel鈥檚 parliamentary elections and are not betting on their results.
鈥淭he Palestinian side does not count on the parliamentary elections in Israel,鈥 Ahmed Majdalani, a member of Executive Committee of Palestine Liberation Organization, told Xinhua.
Nabil Shaath, adviser to the Palestinian president, told Xinhua that the Israeli elections 鈥渁re different from any previous elections because of the dominance of the far-right parties of the scene.鈥
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