Israel’s Netanyahu: ‘We are on the brink of a very large victory’

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JERUSALEM — Israel’s former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that his right-wing religious bloc was on the cusp of a great election win.

“We are on the brink of a very large victory,” a smiling Netanyahu told supporters at his Likud party headquarters, after late-night exit polls predicted his bloc would win a narrow parliamentary majority in the Nov. 1 election, paving the way for his political comeback and a record sixth term in office. (Reporting by Maayan Lubell; Editing by Christopher Cushing)