Israel's inconclusive election results deal a tough blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who at best will return to office badly weakened.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s gamble to hold elections for a second time this year backfired after a stunning deadlock left Israel rudderless and convulsed by a new wave of political turmoil.
“The results here are less good for him than in April; and in April he didn’t make a government,” Simon Davies, a pollster and political consultant for Number 10 Strategies, said of Netanyahu. “Bibi is a consummate politician, though, and you’d never put it past him to get out of any situation.”Advertisement
But these tactics, which worked for him in the past, fell short this time. The leader of the Joint List of Arab parties, Ayman Odeh, said the venom galvanized Arab voters to go to the polls. Poised to become parliament’s third-largest faction, the Joint List said it will sit down with Gantz to see if they can cooperate. The Arab parties represent about 20% of Israel’s population but historically haven’t taken part in governing coalitions because they reject Israel’s identity as the Jewish state.
Gantz stopped short of declaring victory but told a cheering crowd that “polarization and divisions are behind us, and unity and reconciliation are ahead of us.” He vowed to work toward a national unity government, but has repeatedly said he won’t team up with Netanyahu while he faces corruption allegations.
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