Both the Jewish discourse and the Arab discourse disregard the self-identification of many of Israel’s Arab citizens as part of the Palestinian national collective.

Across four elections, the Likud has failed to form a government on its own. The situation is particularly dire because all of the options for forming a coalition government are terrible and will ultimately lead to increased chaos across additional election campaigns.

The legislature has given the jurists of the State Attorney's Office the tools to implement justice. They simply don't care enough to use them.

Voting did not take place in areas controlled by Syrian rebels or Kurdish forces. Five million Syrian refugees largely refrained from voting. US, European officials question legitimacy of election.