{
  "id": 16800610,
  "title": "Veteran commentator says results mark ‘end of the Netanyahu era’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/veteran-commentator-says-results-mark-end-of-the-netanyahu-era",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T21:08:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/veteran-commentator-says-results-mark-end-netanyahu-era"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Veteran political commentator Meron Rapoport has declared the recent election results to be the end of the Netanyahu era. He is certain that Netanyahu cannot become the next prime minister. While his Likud party appears to be the largest in parliament, it is not enough to form a government, which requires a coalition of at least 61 seats. Rapoport told Middle East Eye that the shape of the future government remains uncertain, with the possibility of new elections if no coalition can be formed. He highlighted that opposition leaders Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Lieberman have expressed hostility towards Palestinians and have ruled out sitting in a coalition with them. Despite ideological differences, Rapoport believes that if politicians see an opportunity to form a majority of 70 seats while Netanyahu has only 50, they would be reluctant to risk another election that would give Netanyahu another chance at power.",
  "summary": "Veteran commentator says results mark ‘end of the Netanyahu era’ Veteran political commentator Meron Rapoport declared the results \"the end of the Netanyahu era\". \"He cannot be the next prime minister, that’s 100 percent sure. His Likud party appears to be the largest in parliament but this has no meaning if his coalition is very far from the 61 seats needed to form a government,” he told Middle…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}