Israelis woke up on Wednesday morning to an election result that differed sharply from what pollsters had led them to expect just the night before.They expected a strong showing for the Gadi Eisenkot-led opposition alliance, the so-called change bloc. Instead, they found the Likud-led bloc of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on top. It lost its majority but still won more seats than the change bloc, defying expectations.advertisementRead Full StoryThe final results have confirmed a deadlock: 53 seats for the Netanyahu-led bloc and 48 for Eisenkot’s bloc. Both are short of the 61-seat majority.The only political groups that have done particularly...