"Netanyahu in Hebrew: If I become prime minister, a Palestinian state will not be created.
Netanyahu in English: I did not go back on my speech at Bar Ilan University, I believe in the two-state solution."
--Israeli Army Radio journalsit Ido Benbaji Tweets in response to Netanyahu's interview to NBC News.

"In the absence of the absolute pretension of being – even in appearance alone – prime minister to all, Netanyahu compared the attempt to replace him – through the election he himself initiated – as a putsch. He compared his rivals with ISIS [Islamic State] and his opponents to Hamas. He growled his rivals’ names with contempt, warning time and again against a “left-wing government supported by Arabs,” and in practice, identifying anybody not supportive of him as “left.” 
--Haaretz+'s Uri Misgav argues that while Binyamin Netanyahu may be prime minister, he is no longer the national leader of Israel.**

"They voted for the man who admitted to having duped half the world during his Bar-Ilan speech; now he has torn off his mask and disavowed those words once and for all. Israel said "yes" to the man who said "no" to a Palestinian state."
--Haaretz's Gideon Levy examines what is in the mind of the Israeli voters who elected Binyamin Netanyahu.**

""In order to reach a solution there must be readiness to compromise. We cannot continue to rule over another people. The Palestinians have national aspirations."
--Former Israesli prime minister Ehud Barak says on a panel the day before elections.**

"As someone who survived the inferno, who lost the best of friends in the battlefield, I am fearful and I warn against a leadership that does not initiate a diplomatic-security initiative. That is leadership that will crush the Jewish and democratic identity of Israel and lead our sons from one wave of violence to the next."

--Gen. (res.) Amnon Reshef, who led an armored division that got the most casualties in the Yom Kippur War, writes why Israel must change its leadership.**

"If I say yes, will Israel impose restrictions on all flafel (sic) and hummus ingredients?"
--Hamas activist in Gaza, Rawhi Mushtaha answers a Twitter Q&A question from Aaron Shiloh, a doctor from Philadelphia, about whether falafel and hummus were served in the Gaza tunnels.**

"We will respond to the last post Bibi made before Sabbath and we will tell him sweet goodbye words."

--Israelis prepare to part from Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in a Facebook event.**

"Something isn’t going the way it should. Netanyahu’s speech to Congress last week should have created a turning point for us and strengthened Likud in the polls. It’s clear that we didn’t achieve the desired outcome.”
--One of many senior figures in Likud who told media that they are afraid Likud will lose the elections.**

“Netanyahu offered autonomy; the Palestinians wanted a state. This is how he stopped [international] pressure on Israel.” 
-Likud representative explains how the Israeli Prime Minister avoided peace.**

"No one has even apologized yet. Today, there is no difference between them and the terrorists in Hebron who throw stones or firebombs at us."
--IDF soldier responding to the attack on soldiers by Bat Ayin settlers.**