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Netanyahu's bloc and Eisenkot's opposition both fall short of a majority in Israel

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Covered by 4 outlets, mostly center (75%).

5 articles in total, 1 of them opinion. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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Israel's general election has produced no clear winner. The Central Election Committee's final count, released Friday, gives Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc, led by his Likud party with its ultra-nationalist and religious partners, 53 seats, and Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar Party-led change bloc 48. Both fall short of the 61 seats needed for a majority in the 120-seat Knesset. The formal result goes to President Isaac Herzog, who decides which bloc is most likely to form a government. Parties have until Nov. 18 to file complaints and lawsuits. Weeks of coalition talks lie ahead, and another election is possible if no government forms. Reports also say Netanyahu's ultra-Orthodox allies are reportedly weighing a break with him to back the opposition.

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Netanyahu's bloc won 53 of 120 Knesset seats, short of the 61 needed for a majority.
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Center
Scripps News, PBS NewsHour, United Press International
Far Right
Fox News
The change bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar Party won 48 seats in the final count.
One outletUnited Press International· Center
The Central Election Committee released the final vote count on Friday; the formal result goes to President Isaac Herzog, and parties have until Nov. 18 to file complaints.
One outletUnited Press International· Center
Netanyahu's ultra-Orthodox allies are reportedly exploring breaking ranks to back Eisenkot's opposition.
One outletFox News· Far Right
Netanyahu's coalition received more votes than the change bloc, according to the opinion piece.
One outletPJ Media· Far Right

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Coverage on both sides reports that Netanyahu's bloc won 53 of 120 seats, short of the 61 needed for a majority, and that Eisenkot's opposition trails it. Center coverage stresses the uncertainty and the 48-seat opposition count, while right-leaning coverage focuses on whether Netanyahu's longtime allies might break with him.

the left
No coverage yet
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the center
3 outlets
Center headlines stress that no bloc reached a majority and that uncertainty or coalition talks lie ahead; the AP report carried by Scripps News and PBS NewsHour is one newsroom's text, while UPI wrote its own.
Israel Election: Uncertainy ahead as final result confirms no clear winner
United Press InternationalCenterAll center headlines
the right
1 outlet · 1 opinion
Right-side headlines, all from Far Right outlets, frame the result as a threat to Netanyahu's rule, asking whether longtime allies could end it or whether he has reached the end of the road.
Netanyahu's bloc falls short as longtime allies reportedly weigh move that could end his rule
Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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no bloc has a majority
weeks of uncertainty
coalition talks ahead

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ultra-Orthodox allies reportedly weighing a break from Netanyahu

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United Press InternationalCenter
Israel Election: Uncertainy ahead as final result confirms no clear winner
The inconclusive outcome from the final vote count in Israel means weeks of uncertainty as rival political blocs attempt to form a governing majority.
1 hr agoRead at United Press International (opens in a new tab)
Scripps NewsCenterAssociated Press report
Netanyahu bloc falls short of majority as Israel enters coalition talks
Israel's final election results confirmed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc lost its parliamentary majority and that weeks of difficult negotiations among very different parties, from ultra-Orthodox Jewish to secular to Arab-led, lie ahead. …
5 hr agoRead at Scripps News (opens in a new tab)
Also published by PBS NewsHour. It counts once.
PBS NewsHourCenterAssociated Press report
Difficult negotiations lie ahead in Israel after Netanyahu's bloc lost its parliamentary majority
PBS NewsHour published a report that is shown in full at Scripps News. The headline is the one PBS NewsHour gave it.
2 hr agoRead at PBS NewsHour (opens in a new tab)

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1 outlet · 1 opinion

Leads with

allies reportedly weighing a break
threat to Netanyahu's rule
change bloc as the rival

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the 48-seat count for the change bloc
the November 18 complaint deadline
the role of President Herzog

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Fox NewsFar Right
Netanyahu's bloc falls short as longtime allies reportedly weigh move that could end his rule
Netanyahu's bloc secured only 53 Knesset seats as ultra-Orthodox allies reportedly explore breaking ranks to back Gadi Eisenkot's opposition.
3 hr agoRead at Fox News (opens in a new tab)
PJ MediaFar RightOpinion
Has Netanyahu Reached the End of the Road?
For Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Tuesday's election was a watershed. Netanyahu's coalition of religious conservative and right-wing parties got more votes than the change bloc led by former Israeli Army Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot.
2 hr agoRead at PJ Media (opens in a new tab)

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First to report
Scripps News, Oct 30, 8:07 AM EDT
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1 hr 57 min later
Its first report, Oct 30, 10:04 AM EDT

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Scripps NewsCenterOct 30, 8:07 AM EDT
Fox NewsFar RightOct 30, 10:04 AM EDT
PBS NewsHourCenterOct 30, 11:23 AM EDT
United Press InternationalCenterOct 30, 12:06 PM EDT

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Netanyahu's bloc and Eisenkot's opposition both fall short of a majority in Israel

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From the center

Israel Election: Uncertainy ahead as final result confirms no clear winner

Netanyahu bloc falls short of majority as Israel enters coalition talks

Difficult negotiations lie ahead in Israel after Netanyahu's bloc lost its parliamentary majority

From the right

Netanyahu's bloc falls short as longtime allies reportedly weigh move that could end his rule

Has Netanyahu Reached the End of the Road?

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