◾ The elections in Israel that took place yesterday did not decide the identity of the next government. According to initial estimates, the initial counting operations showed that neither Netanyahu nor his competitor Itzkot reached the threshold of 61 mandates needed to create a majority in the 120-member Knesset. Thus, the battle to determine the winner moves from the polling stations to the negotiating table between the blocs and parties, a negotiation that may reshuffle the cards before a final result is determined. To read the full article Yahya Dabuk | The battle to form the government: the Arab jumping egg.

◾ The elections in Israel that took place yesterday did not decide the identity of the next government. According to initial estimates, the initial counting operations showed that neither Netanyahu nor his competitor Itzkot reached the threshold of 61 mandates needed to create a majority in the 120-member Knesset. Thus, the battle to determine the winner moves from the polling stations to the negotiating table between the blocs and parties, a negotiation that may reshuffle the cards before a final result is determined. To read the full article Yahya Dabuk | The battle to form the government: the Arab jumping egg.