The re-election of Benjamin Netanyahu means that Palestine will remain to be unrecognized as a nation and that the Gaza strip still remains part of Israel. The platform of Likud (Israel’s ruling party) doesn’t recognize the Palestinian people as the native people of Gaza, not their civil rights nor their right to a state of their own. And still, Palestinians have been negotiating with Likud members for 20 years now, without ever demanding Likud changes its platform and change its views before talks.

In a radio interview, Netanyahu said, “If reelected prime minister, I will not order any withdrawals from occupied territories in the West Bank or approve the division of Jerusalem.” His re-election means that Likud will still be the higher power in the Israeli government, meaning that negotiations regarding Palestine’s riddance of Hamas will continue. Elections to fill the seats in parliament will be held soon.

The recent developments in the Israeli elections seem to mean that there will be no drastic change in the conflict with Hamas. Netanyahu is attempting to talk with Palestinian officials in Cairo to discuss the subject, but so far no progress has been made. A Hamas spokesman lashed out at the Palestinian government because of their attempts to negotiate terms with Israel.

http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/156656/hamas-decries-netanyahus-palestinian-state-remarks

http://972mag.com/netanyahu-is-talking-to-hamas-its-about-time/95570/