They've already written Netanyahu's obituary: How the world covered the drama in Israel
The world's major news agencies and newspapers extensively covered the elections for the 26th Knesset, with some presenting the exit polls as a political blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu • But alongside the dramatic…
Assessment
International media framed the Israeli election results as a political blow to Benjamin Netanyahu, but the coverage also acknowledged a key fact: Likud remains the largest party and no bloc has a clear path to forming a government. The drama abroad centers on Netanyahu's political future, yet the actual situation is more nuanced. Watch whether coalition negotiations shift the narrative from a personal defeat to a broader stalemate.