What will stand out most about the 24th Knesset, when it is sworn in April 7, is that it will be the most divided Knesset in all of Israel’s history.
There were 13 parties elected to this Knesset, as opposed to eight parties in the previous one. This is the result of internal divisions within the two main blocs, but also within the individual parties themselves. These weren’t the result of ideological disagreements either. In most cases, these were personal feuds. These were centered mainly around whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can be a partner in the next government, even though he heads the biggest party in the Knesset, the Likud, with 30 seats.
