The right unquestionably won the Israeli election a few months ago. However, Netanyahu was unable to broker a deal between the nationalist and ultra-religious elements of the right, so the election is essentially being rerun. The Israeli public, I suspect, is not thrilled.
Who will be blamed for the impasse? Bibi is the luckiest man in Israel, and the voters for religious parties have no real alternatives, so I’m predicting that the nationalists will take the hit. Likud will win seats away from them, the religious parties will get their way, and the deal will ultimately be made.