Might be time up for Bibi

The provision election results for the 2nd Israeli elections this year are:

1. Blue and White 33 seats
2. Likud 31
3. Joint List 13
4. Shas 9
5. Yisrael Beiteinu 8
6. UTJ 8
7. Yamina 7
8. Labor-Gesher 6
9. Democratic Union 5

You need 61 seats for a majority.

The rough groupings are:

Right 46

Likud 31
Yisrael Beiteinu 8
Yamina 7

Centre 42

Blue and White 33
Shas 9

Left 24

Joint List 13
Labor-Gesher 6
Democratic Union 5

So pretty unlikely to be a Government led by a party of the left. Likud can’t govern without Blue and White as Shas is not enough. And why would Blue and White accept 2nd place as they got more seats.

So I’d say a Blue and White led Goverment either sypported by Likud or by Shas and the left parties.

Their conditions for a peace deal with Palestine are:

• The Israel Defense Forces being authorized to enter Palestinian territory if they are aware of terrorists planning an attack on Israelis.
• The Jordan Valley remaining in Israeli hands.
• No Palestinian right of return.
• Jerusalem remaining the undivided capital of Israel.

The leader, Benny Gantz, is a former Chief of General Staff for the IDF.