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Smotrich's Religious Zionism Party Faces Disappointment in Early Election Results

Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionism party faced disappointment with early election projections showing six Knesset seats, leading to a subdued atmosphere at their headquarters.

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What happened

01Religious Zionism party activists expressed disappointment with early projections of six Knesset seats.
02Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich criticized Arab celebrations of the preliminary election results.
03Smotrich vowed to continue the settlement revolution in the West Bank despite Arab opposition.
04Arab parties are projected to win between 16 and 18 seats in the Knesset.
05Zionist blocs are closely contesting the election, with no clear majority to form a government.
06The final results are pending the official completion of the vote count.

Smotrich later arrived to a more enthusiastic reception and criticized Arab celebrations of the results, vowing to continue the settlement enterprise. Arab parties are projected to gain significant representation, while Zionist blocs remain closely contested without a clear majority, pending final vote counts.

Translated and summarized by baba from Arab48, the latest report. Read Arab48’s original