Channel 14: Netanyahu has given up trying to form a government and is moving towards new elections Israel's Channel 14, citing knowledgeable sources, reported that Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to give up trying to form a government and try to hold new elections. According to these sources, Netanyahu's decision includes abandoning the option of forming a unity government as well as the option of forming a government with the participation of Avigdor Lieberman and Naftali Bennett. According to this report, Netanyahu then came to the conclusion that Gadi Eisenkot would not agree to join a unity government and then decided to follow the path of new elections.