Friday Focus: The backroom battle for Israel’s future and an exclusive interview with a former Israeli Prime Minister

Benjamin Netanyahu has emerged with the largest party in the Knesset, but the result is a hung parliament and an uncertain path to forming a government. Why did the polls and political analysts get his prospects so wrong? What follows will likely be weeks of cutthroat coalition negotiations and backroom political manoeuvring, all against the backdrop of a possible joint US-Israeli strike on Iran.To listen to the second half of the show and Rudyard's exclusive interview with a former Prime Minister of Israel, become a Munk Donor here: https://munkdebates.com/donations/Become a Munk Donor ($50 annually) to get 72-hour advanced access to the full length editions of Friday Focus and Munk Dialogues. Go to www.munkdebates.com to sign up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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