Netanyahu and Sa’ar’s concerns that high voter turnout would harm the party come to fruition.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu began his Election Day with a vote and a prayer – but that was not enough to save his list from losing 11 seats.

With wife, Sara, and his sons Yair and Avner in tow, Netanyahu voted at the Paula Ben-Gurion School in Jerusalem on Tuesday morning, with the prime minister paraphrasing former Likud leader Menachem Begin’s call for it to “rain Machal [Likud] voting slips” despite the sunny weather. Continue Reading