"Zionism in crisis" Netanyahu bloc just "scrapes" Israeli general election

George Galloway: Exit polls show incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-line Likud-Beitenu bloc and their allies have won a narrow majority in the Israeli general election.
However, Netanyahu's Likud Party-Yisrael Beitenu and nationalist allies performed far worse than expected in Tuesday's election and lost ground to center-left parties, according to the exit polls.

If the exit polls are correct, the hard-liners will win a narrow majority with about 61 seats in the 120-seat parliament.

It has been projected that Netanyahu's Likud Party-Yisrael Beitenu alliance will emerge as the largest faction with 30 or 31 seats.

The new centrist party, Yesh Atid (There is a Future), led by journalist-turned-politician Yair Lapid, is predicted to win 18 or 19 seats, followed by left-leaning Labor, with 17 seats.

Labor leader Shelly Yachimovich said, "There is a high chance of a shake-up and an end to the Netanyahu government." The nearly 67 percent turnout is thought to have benefited Labor and centrists.   Source