Israeli Coalition Talks Remain Deadlocked – and for Some Simple Reasons (AUDIO INTERVIEW)

The Media Line speaks with a seasoned political observer who walks us step by step through the process, as well as the obstacles and the reasons for them

The clock is ticking down on Israeli centrist Benny Gantz as he tries to form a government.

Gantz’s choice is either a national unity coalition with the Likud party of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, or a so-called minority government that comprises fewer than half of the seats in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, while relying on outside support to be voted into power, and then remain in power.

For some insight into why this is proving so difficult and what might come next, The Media Line speaks with Alon Pinkas, an Israeli political adviser and former diplomat.