How bad will the hangover be for Israel?

Vivian Bercovici breaks down the morning after Israel's most decisive election in years and what it means for the future – and people – of Israel

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Reality thrashed Israel last night.

At 10 pm local time, when national television went live with exit poll predictions, they were surprisingly decisive, handing a clear victory to Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and his steadfast allies, the ultra-Orthodox Haredi and Religious Nationalist political leaders.

Bibi killed it.

His triumph lays out a clear p…