Three years after Oct. 7, Israelis return to political deadlock
Netanyahu’s Likud remains Israel’s largest party, the opposition lacks a clear path to power, and an enlarged Arab bloc complicates coalition arithmetic. With Trump backing Netanyahu and Iran still on the agenda, another election could…
Assessment
Three years after the October 7 attacks, Israeli politics has cycled back to the same stalemate that defined the years before them. Likud is still the largest party, the opposition cannot form a government, and a larger Arab bloc makes coalition math even harder. With Trump supporting Netanyahu and Iran unresolved, another election would risk more than just political paralysis. The strategic costs of a prolonged deadlock are rising.