Explainer-Why can't Israel keep a government together?


  • World
  • Wednesday, 23 Dec 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement at the Knesset (Israel's parliament) in Jerusalem, December 22, 2020. Yonatan Sindel/Pool via REUTERS

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - For the fourth time in two years, Israelis head to elections amid unprecedented political deadlock.

The coalitions change but one constant remains: debate about whether Israel should continue to be led by Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been prime minister for nearly a fifth of the country's 72-year-history.

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