Haaretz analysts examine the long and winding road to Israel's new coalition

Aluff Benn writes that while Likud-Beiteinu took a blow at the ballot box, Netanyahu managed to form a coalition that will fulfill his goal of preventing a Palestinian state once and for all, while Yossi Verter points out that the PM's real challenges begin with distributing the few portfolios left to his own ministers.

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Since the outcome of Israel's election on January 23 that put 53 new politicians in the Knesset’s 120 seats, including the brand new Yesh Atid party, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been

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