News Alert: The Israeli elections are running "neck and neck." Folks vote for a party, not a man. The government is always a coalition government with the Prime Minister being the head of the winning party. (No article - more with early this afternoon). Update: Obama lost in Israel. !!!!!

Update:  Its 2:23 pm (pst) and Netanyahu is already claiming victory,  an hour after the polls close in Israel.  The AP is also making the same report.  All that matters,  if these early reports are true,  is the size of Bibi's majority.  There are 120 members in the Israeli parliament.  For every 20% margin,  24 members of parliament are added.  

Update #2:  highest turnout since 1999.  So much for Obama meddling and anti-Semitic actions.  Me?  Once again,  I find myself laughing the Presidential Buffoon we have in our White House.   

Update #3: 72% turnout.  Again,  thanks to Obama.  Clearly,  the Israeli voters were sending a message to this Revenge Minded Administration and that message was this:  "Butt out."   

Update #4:  just for the record,  my oft claim that "polls mean nothing.  They are used to bring in money and encourage partisan voter turnout, 

This was posted yesterday and looks foreboding for Netanyahu:  

LIVE BLOG: Netanyahu: The right-wing is in danger - Arabs are voting in droves  —  Live Updates: 36/7% of eligible Israelis cast their ballots by 2 P.M.; 5.8 million Israelis are expected to head to the polls Tuesday.  —  Israelis are voting on Tuesday in an election called last December by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Turns out the Arab vote was down 12% from the last election.