Ex-defence Lieberman called for government between his party, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud and Blue and White after polls closed. ... Lieberman, told JNS that Netanyahu and Likud chose to close deal with ultra-Orthodox and messianic parties, we could not recommend Netanyahu..…

Neither party has enough votes to create a coalition that is far-right (Likud) or center-right (Blue and White). ... She called it a “Likud spinoff.” I call it Likud-Lite: it includes cast-offs figures who abandoned the Likud in the midst of the Netanyahu corruption..…

With 33 seats in the Israeli Knesset – compared to Likud’s 31 seats – Gantz now needs a broad coalition to rule Israel. ... It is now likely that Gantz will seek a coalition government that includes the Likud, along with Avigdor Lieberman’s Yisrael Beiteinu. ..…

Gantz's Blue and White alliance finished with 33 seats out of 120 in Sept 17 elections, while Netanyahu's right-wing Likud won 31.. ... Rivlin has said that he wants both Likud and Blue and White in government to form a stable coalition and how to reach such accord remains unclear.. ..…