Israel Nears Unprecedented Third Vote as Gantz Coalition Bid Fails
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Israel has three weeks to stave off an unprecedented third election after former military chief Benny Gantz failed to muster enough support in parliament to form a government and dislodge legally embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Political newcomer Gantz -- the only politician to present a serious challenge to the prime minister over the past decade -- informed Israeli President Reuven Rivlin late Wednesday that, like Netanyahu before him, he couldn’t cobble together a governing coalition.