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After Israel's 3rd Election, Still No Government

Linda Gradstein

   JERUSALEM - Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is struggling to
   build a governing coalition even after beating challenger, former chief
   of staff Benny Gantz, in Monday's elections -- the country's third in a
   year. Netanyahu -- Israel's longest-serving prime minister-- has fallen
   only three seats short of forming a government coalition.
   Exit polls on Monday night had originally given Netanyahu's right wing
   and religious bloc 60 seat out of the 120 seats in the Knesset--
   Israel's parliament. But final results changed the picture. In many
   ways, it is similar to the two previous elections this year with no
   party having a way to form a majority coalition.

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