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Prime Minister Netanyahu: The end is in sight
The coalition negotiations are tough in Israel. But it is becoming apparent that the Prime Minister is currently putting himself out of business. more...
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It's entering the hot phase: Serious coalition talks have begun in Israel after President Herzog commissioned opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form a new cabinet. Eisenkot's bloc needs another 13 seats for a majority - unless it relies on a minority government with the support of the Arab parties. However, such a minority government is not supported by the Zionist party Israel Beitenu. If everything stays like this, it is as good as impossible, because a “no” from Yisrael Beiteinus would mean a hole of another seven seats for the Eisenkot camp.
Possible coalition partners would be the ultra-Orthodox parties. Liberman is currently toying with these, and according to media reports, Eisenkot is also not averse to it. The ultra-Orthodox could well be interested in forming a government coalition with the opposition; after all, Netanyahu also failed to achieve a permanent exemption for ultra-Orthodox men from military service. However, the religious Shas party remains in Netanyahu's camp for now - and the United Torah Judaism party only has seven seats in parliament.
In this unclear situation, only one thing is certain at the moment: the Netanyahu era could actually soon be coming to an end. Recently, Netanyahu called the Arab parties “Hamas supporters,” even though he himself tried years ago to get the United Arab List on his side and advocated for a unity government.
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According to independent investigations, his party's accusation that the Arab votes were bought is unfounded. Now the current head of government is painting doomsday scenarios on the wall in order to prevent the opposition from collaborating with the Arab parties. The only downfall he is currently trying to prevent is his own.