the former israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, could be returning to power according to exit polls after tuesday s general election. the polls, which estimate the outcome before official results, give mr netanyahu s right wing bloc a slim majority of seats. if they prove correct, it would be a dramatic comeback for mr netanyahu, who was ousted last year after 12 years in office. yolande knell reports from jerusalem. after a high turnout, exit poll suggests that israel s former prime minister, benjamin netanyu, is in position to take the reins of power again. but no matter what happens, his allies on the far right arejumping forjoy. known as racist and extremists, were on the fringes of israeli politics, but this election has seen them transformed into key players. with his eyes on a cabinet post, itamar ben gvir now tries to look like a conventional candidate. but this was him last month, inflaming tensions at a flashpoint in east jerusalem by pointing a gun at palest
story, they are key players now. if this does go netanyu s way, how could an alliance work? one of the difficulties of netanyu, if he gets to 61 or more and is able to form government is that his likud party have just under 50% of the seats in the coalition and that means they will be extremely dependent on the three other parties, one which is religious zionist and two which are orthodox parties and they will be in a position because the marginal be so small for netanyu, to demand all sorts of ministries, to demand he undertake all sorts of policies that perhaps he would not undertake, particularly if you want to use his time as prime minister