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10 children in Gaza.

I think Bibi is trying to do a 'wag the dog' to save his political career. He is hoping that by showing he is strong like this, he will do even better in the inevitable 5th election that I am sure will be coming soon.

There is an Arab pogrom going on in Lod right now.

Lapid will not be able to form a coalition, and Israel will go to a 5th election.

I think Lapid has a real chance to pull it off, but it will be one bizarre coalition. Bennett might be PM at first, not sure that's an improvement.

some sort of support from the Israeli Arab parties. That would make things REAL interesting.

The joint list doesn't want to join any coalition, including bibis.

They have to scrap this system but they're stubborn.

He has manipulated this whole situation from day one .
Coalition talks have halted and no Arab party will join Lapid now and he can't form a coalition without them.
So Bibi wins once again .....at what cost ??

But since Yamina's seven Knesset seats would still leave Netanyahu short of the 61 seats he needs for majority government, Israel would hold its fifth elections since April 2019.

in which President Rivlin calls for a 5th election and them actually being held. My guess is Bibi would want the elections ASAP, so he can ride the wave of his wagging the dog with the current conflict.

to form a government.

If Lapid cant form a coalition by then a majority of lawmakers could try to endorse any Knesset member as prime minister.
If that 21-day period fails to yield a coalition, the country would be forced into the unprecedented scenario of a fifth election in two and a half years.

So anytime from July onwards .

Israel will see a 5th election. With the current situation I don't see Lapid being able to form a coalition. Bennett might try to cobble one together, but I doubt he will be able to either.

So ridiculous.

Its not only ridiculous its heartbreaking and very depressing .
There are many young people giving up any hope of change and instead are
talking about leaving the country to build a new life elsewhere.

here is the latest :

https://www.timesofisrael.com/still-far-short-of-majority-lapid-finalizes-coalition-deal-with-meretz/

Edit : correction .....this is the latest

https://www.timesofisrael.com/closing-in-on-change-government-would-be-partners-wait-for-holdout-bennett/

Bennett and Bibi are playing the power game , IMHO they are both as bad as each other and deserve each other .

after many rumours and speculation since friday evening Bennett has joined Lapid officially today !!!!!

Nothing is 100% for sure yet but looks like after 12 years we are finally going to rid ourselves of Bibi .

is that it will be a mostly far right wing coalition with Yair Lapid from the center.

Bennet is a religious right wing nut , like most of them , probably the closest you can get to
describing as far right although there are worse than him .

Saar is ex Likud, secular ..........again not far right .

Lieberman is secular Russian .....right wing like Saar but anti the orthodox control of our lives .
He is not far right either .

Then you have Lapid ......he is a secular centralist but not all of Yesh Atid are , none of them are
far right tho .

Then you have Gantz , Avoda and Meretz ..........again not far right .

Think you need to rethink