International observation： Who will be the biggest winner in the Israeli election？ (figure)

　　The four people in the picture are Netanyahu (upper left), Livni (upper right), Barak (lower left) and Lieberman (lower right).

　　Xinhuanet Beijing, February 10 (Reporter Xu Qian) According to Israeli media reports, the Kadima Party led by Israeli Foreign Minister Livni has a slight advantage over the Likud Group led by Netanyahu and may win the parliamentary election. However, international public opinion believes that Livni may not really "win" the election, and forming a cabinet will face great challenges.

　　99% of the votes in Israel’s general election have been counted. The results show that Kadima Party won 28 seats and Likud Group won 27 seats. Neither of them got the 61 seats required by the law to form a separate government. Therefore, both Kadima Party and Likud Group must join hands with other parties to be in power. As the far-right forces led by Lieberman won 15 seats in parliament, leading the center-left Labor Party led by Barak by 2 seats, it became the third largest party in parliament. The official election results will be announced on the 18th, but public opinion believes that the biggest winner of this election may be the far-right party "Israel is our home" led by Lieberman.

　　Not long ago, Israel took a large-scale military action against the Palestinian Hamas organization in the Gaza, which made "Israel is our homeland" suddenly emerge in Israeli politics and attracted many voters. This war made the already right-leaning Israeli people turn further to the right.

　　Hoffnung, a professor of political science at Hebrew University, said that "Israel is our homeland" will become a "king maker" and Lieberman will decide who will form the next government and who will become the Israeli Prime Minister. Therefore, some media even asserted that the ultimate winner of the Israeli parliamentary election would be "Israel is our home".

　　After the election, Lieberman publicly stated that "my options are open", suggesting that he might support either Kadima Party or Likud Group, depending on whose "offer is high", so as to help them form a Coalition government and achieve the goal of four or two.

　　2009-02-10 Israel holds parliamentary elections. On 10 February, voters cast their votes at a polling station in Jerusalem. On the morning of the 10th local time, Israel began to hold parliamentary elections, which will produce a new parliament and the next prime minister. Xinhua News Agency/Reuters

　　Lieberman, 50, often makes some racist remarks, such as asking the parliament to expel Arab parliamentarians and asking Arabs living in Israel to swear allegiance to Israel. He called on Israel to brutally attack Hamas, "just like the US military did to the Japanese in World War II". Billboards and buses in Israel’s streets and lanes are all Lieberman’s campaign manifesto "Without loyalty to the country, there will be no civil rights".

　　The survey shows that this right-wing party with extreme nationalist tendencies has won the support of many young people. Coble, a 21-year-old soldier, said, "Although Lieberman will not become prime minister, his influence is enormous. At present, there is no soul figure in Israel who can inspire the general public like Obama. Lieberman at least left a deep impression on me. "

　　On February 10, 2009, Israeli soldiers voted in advance in the general election. On February 9, an Israeli soldier voted in a military camp in the Golan Heights. The Knesset election will be held on the 10th. In order to count the election results as soon as possible, IDF soldiers took part in the voting in advance. Xinhua news agency

　　However, many liberals derided Lieberman as an opportunist who reaped the benefits of fishermen, and were very uneasy about the bad influence he would bring to the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. When asked what this election will damage, a scholar at Tel Aviv University said: "Israel is the foundation of its country."

　　Some media have predicted that the rapid rise of "Israel is our homeland" will have a great impact on Israel’s political situation, political culture and ethnic integration within Pakistan.

Editor: Peng Wei