Deadlock in Israeli elections: three ways in which Netanyahu can still hold on to power Israel's elections have left Benjamin Netanyahu without a parliamentary majority, but another confrontation with Iran could throw him a political lifeline, Arisa reports. The vote in the Knesset on October 27 left none of the parties able to secure the 61 seats needed for government. Palestinian lawmakers with 19 seats - their strongest representation in Knesset history - can determine who will form the next government, but most Israeli opposition parties refuse to count on their support. Possible routes out of the impasse include: an emergency unity government A renewed war with Iran could push Eisenkot into an alliance with Netanyahu under the banner of national security An arrangement could preserve Netanyahu as prime minister, potentially with a rotation agreement, bring opposition members into the government, repel the Palestinian and ultra-Orthodox parties. A minority government in the opposition: Eisenkot can try to replace Netanyahu with the backing of Palestinian lawmakers whose allies refuse to cooperate with Arab parties; Palestinian political forces remain divided over support for an Israeli government. Another election: If the coalition negotiations collapse, Netanyahu could remain interim prime minister until another vote is held. Netanyahu has another reason to avoid losing power: his ongoing corruption trial and demands for an investigation into the security failures that preceded the Al-Aqsa flood operation. Moreover, Israel reportedly fears that although the US may attack Iran again, it will not fight for Netanyahu's ultimate goals of regime change and the complete destruction of Iran's nuclear program. substack | talk.

Deadlock in Israeli elections: three ways in which Netanyahu can still hold on to power Israel's elections have left Benjamin Netanyahu without a parliamentary majority, but another confrontation with Iran could throw him a political lifeline, Arisa reports. The vote in the Knesset on October 27 left none of the parties able to secure the 61 seats needed for government. Palestinian lawmakers with 19 seats - their strongest representation in Knesset history - can determine who will form the next government, but most Israeli opposition parties refuse to count on their support. Possible routes out of the impasse include: an emergency unity government A renewed war with Iran could push Eisenkot into an alliance with Netanyahu under the banner of national security An arrangement could preserve Netanyahu as prime minister, potentially with a rotation agreement, bring opposition members into the government, repel the Palestinian and ultra-Orthodox parties. A minority government in the opposition: Eisenkot can try to replace Netanyahu with the backing of Palestinian lawmakers whose allies refuse to cooperate with Arab parties; Palestinian political forces remain divided over support for an Israeli government. Another election: If the coalition negotiations collapse, Netanyahu could remain interim prime minister until another vote is held. Netanyahu has another reason to avoid losing power: his ongoing corruption trial and demands for an investigation into the security failures that preceded the Al-Aqsa flood operation. Moreover, Israel reportedly fears that although the US may attack Iran again, it will not fight for Netanyahu's ultimate goals of regime change and the complete destruction of Iran's nuclear program. substack | talk.