It’s Official: Israel’s Bibi Is Back—With a Vengeance
JERUSALEM—He’s back.
As he predicted when he left office just 18 months ago, after an unprecedented 12-year term, Israel's once-and-future premier Benjamin Netanyahu has won a sixth-term chance to lead his fractious country.
Prime Minister Yair Lapid, who for a little over four months led the fragile coalition that unseated Netanyahu, 73, who is on trial for three charges of corruption, conceded on Thursday night, as soon as the final vote count became official.