Elections in Israel and four scenarios for getting out of the impasse; Why is the time in Netanyahu's favor? This process may last several months and the prolongation of the political deadlock will allow Netanyahu to remain in power without forming a new coalition. The final results of the Israeli elections show that neither of the two main political camps was able to obtain the majority needed to form a government, a situation that may leave Israel in a political deadlock for weeks or months and lead to further elections. According to CNN, neither the right-wing coalition led by Binyamin Netanyahu, leader of the Likud party, nor the opposition camp led by Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the moderate Ishar party, were able to win the 61 seats needed to form a government in the 120-seat Israeli parliament (Knesset). In this situation, there are four scenarios to break the political deadlock. First scenario: establishment of a government led by the opposition Political and ideological differences between Netanyahu's opposition parties made it difficult to establish a coalition government. Naftali Bennett, the former Prime Minister, and Avigdor Lieberman, the former Israeli Defense Minister, opposed the formation of a government that depends on the support of the two Arab parties, the Joint List and Ream. This opposition includes both the presence of Arab parties in the ruling coalition and their parliamentary support for the government that does not have a majority of seats. In the history of Israel, only one government was established with the full participation of an Arab party. In 2021 Ream joined the eight-party coalition that removed Netanyahu from power, but this government collapsed after about a year. Even without forming a government, the opposition parties can use the majority in parliament to replace the speaker of the Knesset and some key officials and limit the powers of Netanyahu's interim government. The second scenario: the establishment of a national unity government The second scenario is the establishment of a national unity government with the participation of the Likud, some of Netanyahu's current allies and at least one opposition party. The reports indicate that Netanyahu may be ready to leave Minister of National Security Itamar Bangvir, but he does not want to stop cooperation with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties.

Elections in Israel and four scenarios for getting out of the impasse; Why is the time in Netanyahu's favor? This process may last several months and the prolongation of the political deadlock will allow Netanyahu to remain in power without forming a new coalition. The final results of the Israeli elections show that neither of the two main political camps was able to obtain the majority needed to form a government, a situation that may leave Israel in a political deadlock for weeks or months and lead to further elections. According to CNN, neither the right-wing coalition led by Binyamin Netanyahu, leader of the Likud party, nor the opposition camp led by Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the moderate Ishar party, were able to win the 61 seats needed to form a government in the 120-seat Israeli parliament (Knesset). In this situation, there are four scenarios to break the political deadlock. First scenario: establishment of a government led by the opposition Political and ideological differences between Netanyahu's opposition parties made it difficult to establish a coalition government. Naftali Bennett, the former Prime Minister, and Avigdor Lieberman, the former Israeli Defense Minister, opposed the formation of a government that depends on the support of the two Arab parties, the Joint List and Ream. This opposition includes both the presence of Arab parties in the ruling coalition and their parliamentary support for the government that does not have a majority of seats. In the history of Israel, only one government was established with the full participation of an Arab party. In 2021 Ream joined the eight-party coalition that removed Netanyahu from power, but this government collapsed after about a year. Even without forming a government, the opposition parties can use the majority in parliament to replace the speaker of the Knesset and some key officials and limit the powers of Netanyahu's interim government. The second scenario: the establishment of a national unity government The second scenario is the establishment of a national unity government with the participation of the Likud, some of Netanyahu's current allies and at least one opposition party. The reports indicate that Netanyahu may be ready to leave Minister of National Security Itamar Bangvir, but he does not want to stop cooperation with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties.