Political Analysis on Israel's Election Outcomes (Part 2)
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He referred to this as an act of terrorism. But of course the investigation is still carried and being underway. So it's too early for us to say whether there was definitely a terrorist attack. But I think one thing that is really, really clear from this is that the perpetrator acted in a way that would suggest that he wanted to kill the most people possible, just because the sheer number of ammunition that he was carrying with him at the time, it was quite significant. That was Camila Karonska. Israel's election last month was closely followed around the world, but ended in a deadlock with no block securing a majority. Now though, a possible way through. Israel's President Isaac Herzog has invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main rival Gadi Eisenhower to form a government. Just how likely is it though that the opposition leader will succeed? I asked our correspondent Hugo Bochega, who's in Jerusalem. This announcement puts him one step closer to ousting Benjamin Netanyahu, who is obviously Israel's longest serving prime minister. But it is going to be extremely complicated for him. He and some of his allies have rejected forming a coalition with Arab led parties that have emerged as possible kingmakers in this process because of the success they had in the election. Any kind of deal with them would be unprecedented, extremely controversial. You know, it is opposed by Mr. Eisenkot himself and by some of of his allies. One possibility would be the formation of a minority government which would have support of those parties. But in the past minority governments in Israel had proved to be extremely unstable. And another possibility would be of a deal with ultra orthodox parties that have been traditionally supporting Benjamin Netanyahu. This would also be extremely difficult because of differences in policies, particularly over military conscription. And I think it would be very difficult to digest for some of Mr. Eisencourt supporters because this would be seen as a betrayal of the pledges and the promises that were made during the campaign. Assuming that he is able to overcome those hurdles, what would a gaddy Eisenhower government mean for Israel internally, but also on the international stage? Mr. Eisenhower is a former army chief. He run on a platform of change, presenting himself as the only leader capable of defeating and ousting Benjamin Netanyahu. I think you would probably see.