The end was not the end. Benjamin Netanyahu is still trying to hold on to the post of Prime Minister of Israel. Netanyahu is talking about forming the government of Israel by forming an alliance with the Arab parties who have been accused of vote rigging until now. On Wednesday, he said, all of Israel should be united in this difficult time. All should be there whether religious or secular.
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 support 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. Even though Arab groups exist in that country, they are '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. Despite Netanyahu's vocal claims from the start, the Arab parties stole the vote. Therefore, they should not be in the government formation coalition in Israel.
“I am ready to hold talks with all parties to explore the possibility of forming a unified government. This is absolutely necessary. Be it religious or secular, leftist or rightist, now everyone needs to fight shoulder to shoulder.” Seeing this different tone of Netanyahu, a part of the political circle thinks that he wants the Arabs to help him to hold the seat. With some support from the Arabs, the majority would be in the hands of his coalition. So Netanyahu continues to try until the last moment.