As the Netanyahu-led bloc continues in its search for defectors, Religious Zionist Chairman Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday dumped cold water on the possibility of relying on Mansour Abbas' Ra'am party.
Despite his accomplishments, half the country is determined to oust the prime minister. But a possible way out is both a societal breakthrough, as well as a source of potential trouble.
With election results so far predicting yet another coalition-building impasse, if Benjamin Netanyahu is tasked with forming the government he has his work cut out for him.
Unlike other Arab factions, Ra'am has not ruled out working with the Likud or other right-wing parties if Netanyahu can secure gains for the Arab community.
The right-wing bloc may have a majority on paper, but that doesn’t mean Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be able to form a coalition.
Netanyahu's rivals have invested all their political capital in trying to get rid of him, crossing every red line in the process.
The Left failed to capitalize on the public’s desire to invest in healthcare following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and it failed to ride the momentum generated by Joe Biden’s victory in the United States by mimicking his campaign.
A recent survey found that the most qualified candidate for prime minister in the Arab sector is Benjamin Netanyahu, with 24.9% support, followed by Ahmad Tibi of the Joint Arab List with 14.3%.
This is the time to effect change. Whatever your political beliefs may be – you have the power to shape the nature of the country in which you want to live.
Israel’s fourth elections in two years may come across as a referendum on Netanyahu, but it is the COVID-19 vaccination campaign that will be the tiebreaker. In other words – these elections are crucial.