Israeli settlers have high hopes after Netanyahu election win

[ASFN Admin]

High atop a rocky hill in the occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers exhilarated by a resounding right-wing election triumph surveyed a landscape dotted with Palestinian villages, scouting new spots to put down roots. The Nov. 1 ballot saw Religious Zionism, a hard-line settler party, soar to third place in parliament, positioning it as a potential powerful partner in Benjamin Netanyahu's likely coalition. "Our expectations are great," said Daniella Weiss, a veteran settler who led the tiny scouting mission.

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