Oct 30, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min · 19 segments
In this segment Jimmy examines Israel's election results, arguing that Benjamin Netanyahu may remain in power despite his political bloc falling short of the 61 seats needed for a Knesset majority. He…
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So with nearly 86% of the votes tallied on Wednesday, Israel's three main broadcasters projected Netanyahu's block of right-wing, far-right, and ultra-Orthodox parties would win 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset.
well ahead of the 48 for the rival uh eisenkot's opposition bloc right so parties representing arab israelis they act there's actually a so there's like eight million uh arabs that live in israel and gaza and the west bank but only two million of them get to vote They wanted an unprecedented 19 seats, leaving Eisenkant little realistic path to power without their broad backing, which many Jewish politicians, leaders reject.
But Eisenkant's block of anti-Netanyahu parties ranging from, OK, Netanyahu would remain caretaker prime minister during the coalition negotiations.
While a caretaker government faces some constraints, experts say it retains powers, including over the war.
With Iran, Guy Lurie, a research fellow at the Israeli democracy, said caretaker government formally had the same powers.
Trump, who had urged Israeli voters to keep Netanyahu in power so the two leaders could finish the job in Iran, said Netanyahu had done very well and claimed his endorsement had helped him a lot.
So with nearly 86% of the votes tallied on Wednesday, Israel's three main broadcasters projected Netanyahu's block of right-wing, far-right, and ultra-Orthodox parties would win 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset.
well ahead of the 48 for the rival uh eisenkot's opposition bloc right so parties representing arab israelis they act there's actually a so there's like eight million uh arabs that live in israel and gaza and the west bank but only two million of them get to vote They wanted an unprecedented 19 seats, leaving Eisenkant little realistic path to power without their broad backing, which many Jewish politicians, leaders reject.
But Eisenkant's block of anti-Netanyahu parties ranging from, OK, Netanyahu would remain caretaker prime minister during the coalition negotiations.
While a caretaker government faces some constraints, experts say it retains powers, including over the war.
With Iran, Guy Lurie, a research fellow at the Israeli democracy, said caretaker government formally had the same powers.
Trump, who had urged Israeli voters to keep Netanyahu in power so the two leaders could finish the job in Iran, said Netanyahu had done very well and claimed his endorsement had helped him a lot.
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