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Israeli Election Deadlock Could Mean No New Government for Months

Netanyahu vows to fight on after failing to secure a majority.

By , the executive editor for podcasts at Foreign Policy.
Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Sept. 10.
Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Sept. 10.
Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Sept. 10. Amir Levy/Getty Images

Israel appears to be headed for weeks or months of political uncertainty after an election Tuesday—the second in six months—that ended with no clear winner.

Dan Ephron is the executive editor for podcasts at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @danephron

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