Gil is the Washington bureau chief for Israel’s Reshet News. Tamary joins Altamar to break down the political landscape through an With 120 seats up for grabs in the Knesset, Israel’s legislative assembly, winning the magic number of 61 has proven to be remarkably elusive in 2019’s two elections, and could be just as difficult in 2020. Meanwhile, the near-Biblical Syrian exodus to Turkey and the death of Iran’s General Qasem Soleimani have upended the region. The backdrop is rife with drama: “Bibi” faces a criminal corruption investigation but was thrown an electoral bone in the form of Donald Trump’s lopsided Middle East Peace Plan. Israelis head to the ballot box – again – on March 2 in hopes that Prime Minister Netanyahu or challenger Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party (or Kahol Lavan, in Hebrew) can form a new coalition government. Will this be the last stand of embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu? Israel’s third election in less than a year takes placeĪmid corruption scandals, regional chaos and a dubious Middle East peace plan –
