The Next Week Will Determine Whether Israel Goes to Election. Here's How It Could Play Out

Eight days remain until the automatic dissolution of the Knesset due to the lack of a state budget, and there doesn’t seem to be any compromise on the horizon that would prevent the holding of a fourth election over the course of two years.

Despite declarations by Likud ministers about associates who are conducting negotiations to find a solution, as of now there are no talks being held with rival Kahol Lavan, and the usual mediators who tend mix in inter-party relations don’t seem able to come up with anything. This leaves three possible scenarios for the coming week.