The Coronavirus Crisis Fades from Center Stage as Israel’s Political Impasse Continues
If no government is formed by May 7, there will be a fourth election.
April 17, 2020
The Coronavirus Crisis Fades from Center Stage as Israel’s Political Impasse Continues
If no government is formed by May 7, there will be a fourth election.
Ten days ago, Israel’s two major political parties seemed on the verge of forming a unity government. Then negotiations stalled, and the time allotted to the opposition leader Benny Gantz—whom President Reuven Rivlin had tapped to form a coalition—expired. Now all the parties have until May 7 to form a majority coalition. If no coalition emerges, the Knesset will automatically dissolve and yet another election, the fourth in less than two years, will be scheduled. Haviv Rettig Gur analyzes the situation:
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