Likud head will sit down with allies individually in Jerusalem, even before he is formally tasked with building new government; Deri reportedly offered first ministerial choice

Alternate PM also calls on supporters of outgoing coalition not to despair over election win by Netanyahu's right-religious bloc: 'The results are not the end of the country'

Left-leaning immigrants who moved during the Trump era are surprised to see the radical politics they thought they left behind, while other new arrivals are happy with the outcome

Islamist party leader says he is 'worried' by apparent new government, which is set to include members of the far-right

Asa Kasher says historic image of Jewish people is not the current image, rejects unity; Facebook removes post for violating conduct code

US envoy tells Likud leader US president is a bit focused on the midterms but that phone conversation will still take place soon

US secretary of state commends 'Israel for its free and fair elections'; call comes amid predictions of likely tensions between next government and Biden administration

ADL, National Council of Jewish Women call out Religious Zionist members' history of 'racism, homophobia and misogyny'; across the pond, UK Jewry strikes a milder tone

US and UK express misgivings over rise Ben Gvir, and some may prefer not to work with Netanyahu, but importance of core interests will keep diplomatic fallout in check

With Meretz and Balad failing to cross the electoral threshold, some 289,000 votes were wasted by anti-Netanyahu parties, smoothing the right-wing religious camp's path to victory