Israeli politician Yair Lapid: Don't let yourselves be thrown off course Gush Netanyahu suffered a crushing defeat. It's a complete collapse, and with their vote the people told them: pack up and go home! According to available reports: Eisenkot receives 52 mandates, Netanyahu's coalition receives 50 mandates, Arab parties receive 18 mandates. The Arab parties in Israel mainly seek to get Netanyahu to leave, but they have not yet officially announced the formation of a coalition with Gadi Eisenkot. Preliminary results show that Gadi Eisenkot will be tasked with forming the government.