Benjamin Netanyahu and Big Rival Face Weeks of Political Jockeying in Israel
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TL;DR
- Close Israeli election results show neither Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud nor Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar bloc won a clear majority.
- President Issac Herzog will decide who gets the first opportunity to form a coalition government.
- Weeks of political horse-trading, negotiations, and potential alliances are expected.
- Netanyahu claims a decisive right-wing majority, while Eisenkot argues the public voted for change.
- Palestinian parties are projected to gain significant representation in the new Knesset, potentially impacting coalition formations.