“There are only two options, a government led by me or a dangerous government dependent on the Arab parties.” Nigeria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during his Likud party meeting in Jerusalem on September 18, 2019. Netanyahu has cancelled his planned visit to the United Nations General Assembly due to the “political context” in Israel, sources in his office told AFP. MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP
He had been due to meet his “friend” US President Donald Trump on the fringes of the assembly to discuss a defence treaty between the two allies.But Israel’s longest-serving premier is staying home as he battles to retain his grip on power. Gantz’s slim lead, however, gave no obvious path for either party to form a majority coalition, raising the possibility of negotiations towards a unity government.
Media said the mainly Arab Joint List alliance was set to become the third-largest bloc in parliament with 13 seats.“The Netanyahu era is over,” said Ahmed Tibi, one of the list’s leaders. “If Gantz calls we shall tell him our conditions for supporting him.” “We will act to form a broad unity government that will express the will of the people,” the former armed forces chief said.Ex-defence minister Avigdor Lieberman could prove to be kingmaker, with the reported results giving his secular-nationalist party Yisrael Beitenu nine seats.“There is only one option for us,” he has stated.
“A narrow government, be it a left-wing government or a right-wing government, is only going to make the problem worse.”“The main difference in this vote is the turnout among Arab citizens,” Joint List leader Ayman Odeh told journalists outside his home in the northern city of Haifa.
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