elections in the shadow of a deep gap; Political impasse and the dark prospect of Israel "Iran": today the Israeli elections will be held in a situation where neither of the two coalitions has reached the quorum necessary for victory, despite these latest polls, they indicate a further decrease in the seats of the Netanyahu-affiliated Likud. The request came after Channel 12 published a report on Sunday that Netanyahu and Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir are at odds regarding a proposed military operation that could lead to a confrontation with Iran, just two days before the Israeli elections on October 27. In requesting the Attorney General to open a criminal investigation, Lieberman accused Netanyahu of trying to drag Israel into a military conflict in order to delay or prevent the elections. Read the full text here.