Herzog opens talks after Israel vote leaves no majority
After the 27 October vote left no clear majority, President Isaac Herzog begins party consultations and urges factions to drop rigid pledges if they want a stable government.
Netanyahu’s Likud and allies won 53 of 120 Knesset seats; Eisenkot’s bloc won 48.
Arab-led United Arab List and Joint List together won 19 seats and could be kingmakers.
President Herzog starts consultations and warns not every pre-election promise can be kept.
A nominee to form a government gets 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension.
Officials and rivals clash over alleged foreign funding and probes of Arab politicians.