Israel's crucial elections; Netanyahu is surrounded by the opposition and a disgraced "Iran" coalition: in such an atmosphere, polls indicate a low level of trust in Netanyahu. Israel's political system is fragmented and any small party or movement may become a decisive player in the formation of the government. According to the latest polls, it is predicted that the opposition bloc will win 52 mandates and Netanyahu's religious-nationalist coalition will win 50 mandates. Therefore, Arab-led parties may determine who will form the government. Eisenkot is known as the opposition's strongest candidate on the eve of the last phase of the elections. However, his victory is by no means guaranteed. Polls show that neither Netanyahu's bloc, which consists of far-right parties and ultra-Orthodox Israeli parties, nor Netanyahu's opposition bloc, are on track to win a majority of 61 seats. Therefore, political deadlock is a very serious possibility. Read the full text here.

Israel's crucial elections; Netanyahu is surrounded by the opposition and a disgraced "Iran" coalition: in such an atmosphere, polls indicate a low level of trust in Netanyahu. Israel's political system is fragmented and any small party or movement may become a decisive player in the formation of the government. According to the latest polls, it is predicted that the opposition bloc will win 52 mandates and Netanyahu's religious-nationalist coalition will win 50 mandates. Therefore, Arab-led parties may determine who will form the government. Eisenkot is known as the opposition's strongest candidate on the eve of the last phase of the elections. However, his victory is by no means guaranteed. Polls show that neither Netanyahu's bloc, which consists of far-right parties and ultra-Orthodox Israeli parties, nor Netanyahu's opposition bloc, are on track to win a majority of 61 seats. Therefore, political deadlock is a very serious possibility. Read the full text here.