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Israel Headed for Another Election After Benny Gantz Fails to Form Government

HeadlineNov 21, 2019

Israel’s former army chief Benny Gantz said Wednesday he has failed in his attempts to form a coalition government, setting up a likely third national election in less than a year. Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party nor Gantz’s Blue and White party won enough votes in a September election to claim an outright majority, after an election in April also yielded no clear winner.

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