Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is confidently telling supporters he'll be returning to power in Jerusalem, and the change in government is not in the distant future.
"We're coming back soon," an energized Netanyahu said Saturday night, marking the end of Passover at a traditional Moroccan celebration called Mimouna.
"This year's holiday has a new flavor, the flavor of hope, a lot of hope,” Netanyahu said, according to the Times of Israel.
"I meet a lot of citizens who are full of hope, who are hoping and believing that we'll bring the Israeli government back on the right track, the secure track, the track that will promise security and attainment for all of Israel's citizens. This is a Mimouna of faith and hope, and we're coming back soon."
"Long live Bibi, king of Israel!" the crowd of about 100 supporters voiced inside the private home in the northern city of Or Akiva, as they sought to oust current Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
The Times reported: "An onlooker could be confused as to whether Netanyahu had ever left the premiership. In addition to referring to him as former and future prime minister, Netanyahu was also addressed throughout the hour he spent at the event as, simply, 'prime minister.'
"Intermittent exclamations of, 'We're the tribe of Benjamin,' and, 'Bennett, go home, you scoundrel,' also punctuated the event, which simultaneously felt like a blowout party and a campaign rally."
Simcha Yosipov, former mayor of Or Akiva, was among those jubilant at the prospect of Netanyahu's return to power.
"He'll come back to become prime minister and I'll be mayor,” Yosipov said. "We're coming back together. That's what he told me."
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