AMMAN \u2014 Jordanian political analyst Arib al-Rantawi says Gadi\nEisenkot has a chance of forming an Israeli minority government with\nsupport from Arab parties.<\/p>\n
Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, is expected to find it difficult to\nretain power after his coalition lost a significant number of seats in\nthe election.<\/p>\n
In an analysis of the preliminary Israeli election results carried by\nAl Jazeera on Wednesday (28 October 2026), al-Rantawi, who is also\ndirector of the Al-Quds Centre for Political Studies, said Netanyahu\u2019s\nLikud party had won 24\u201325 seats, putting it at the top of the field.<\/p>\n
However, Netanyahu\u2019s coalition is expected to secure only about 50\nseats, 18 fewer than it held in the previous Knesset.<\/p>\n
By contrast, the Yashar party led by Eisenkot is projected to win\n52\u201353 seats. Al-Rantawi said this would give Eisenkot an opportunity to\nform a minority government.<\/p>\n
That would depend on his ability to secure support from Mansour\nAbbas\u2019s United Arab List and obtain a pledge of support from the Joint\nList outside the government.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn short, Netanyahu currently has 50 seats, facing 70 members of\nparliament who oppose him, his government and its policies, despite\ncoming from different political backgrounds,\u201d al-Rantawi wrote in his\nanalysis.<\/p>\n
Eisenkot\u2019s path to forming a government is not entirely smooth,\nhowever. He will have to overcome differences and divisions among his\nallies, Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid and Avigdor Lieberman.<\/p>\n
Another challenge will be addressing opposition, both within and\noutside the government, to relying on Arab votes.<\/p>\n
Arab votes make history<\/p>\n
Al-Rantawi identified five significant developments shaping this\nIsraeli election. One was high voter turnout, which he said had not been\nseen since the election of 31 December 1973, about two months after the\noutbreak of the October 1973 War.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/who-will-win-israels-election-netanyahu-or-eisenkot-an-analysts-view-1793181160", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }