As the date of the Knesset elections draws near, Israelis are setting aside the debate over the country’s future and instead trying to put together the pieces of the puzzle that could form the next coalition government in various configurations. The leading scenario seems to be a national unity government with the Likud, the Zionist Camp and Kulanu, with or without Yesh Atid, with or without a rotating premiership between party leaders Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Zionist Camp's Isaac Herzog.
Senior Zionist Camp representatives and veteran commentators note that chairs who relegated the party to the opposition benches in previous elections did not last long. Therefore, they are willing to bet that to be named prime minister, if only on a rotating basis with Netanyahu, Herzog will be willing to make significant concessions. Some even surmise that he would make do with the foreign minister’s portfolio to avoid having to continue in his current position as opposition leader.
