What is next for Israel?
Summary
The article says the election left Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc with 53 seats and the anti-Netanyahu bloc with 67, short of the 61 needed to form a government. It outlines possible coalition deals, a unity government, or another election, and argues that the anti-Netanyahu bloc’s refusal to work with Palestinian parties limits its options.Key Facts
- The Knesset has 120 seats, and a government needs support from at least 61 members.
- The article says Netanyahu’s bloc won 53 seats and the anti-Netanyahu bloc won 67.
- Palestinian parties secured 19 seats, according to the article.
- The article says Netanyahu could try to draw lawmakers from the opposing bloc into his coalition.
- It says leaders of the anti-Netanyahu bloc, including Gadi Eisenkot, ruled out forming a coalition with Palestinian parties.
- Another possible route would be gaining support from Orthodox parties, which could require concessions on military service and funding for religious study centres.
- The article says Netanyahu cannot serve as a minister while he is a defendant in an ongoing trial, but the law does not bar him from serving as prime minister.
- If neither bloc forms a government, the article says another election could take place in six months, with Netanyahu’s government remaining in office in the meantime.
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