Benjamin Netanyahu's dream of sitting on the chair of the Prime Minister of Israel is over for now. That country's president, Isaac Herzog, has already given 28 days to Netanyahu's staunch opponent, Gadi Eisenkot. If he can prove majority during this period, the prime minister's chair is guaranteed for the next four years. However, political analysts believe that if Jewish sentiments can be calmed, the path to power will be open to Netanyahu.
61 of the 120 seats in Israel's legislature, the Knesset, are required for a majority. Netanyahu's coalition got 53 seats there. The coalition led by Gadi Eisenkot won 48 seats. Meanwhile, Arab parties got 19 seats. As a result, they have emerged as 'kingmakers' in this election. Arab parties have said they will back Eisenkot to oust Netanyahu. Simple calculations say that Eisenkot can prove the majority with the Arab parties in the next four weeks.
But there is a complicated battle of politics in Israel. Although Arab groups exist in the country, they are somewhat 'uncovered' in diplomatic circles. Neither Netanyahu nor Einzenkot is interested in enlisting the support of 'disaffected' Arabs. However, they said they would support and that's why the President of Israel offered Eisenkot to form a government. In this situation, Eisenkot is also discussing with Netanyahu's coalition partners. If that is the case, he can form a government by destroying Netanyahu's allies, ignoring the Arabs.
The results show that Netanyahu's Likud is still the largest party in Israel. So Eisenkot can join hands with Netanyahu to avoid the Arabs and get the majority.