DISINVOLVE ITSELF. ALI VELSHI EXPLAINS WHY THIS IS

ALI VELSHI EXPLAINS WHY THIS IS A BIG DEAL.

A BIG DEAL. >> THIS IS A WILD STORY.

>> THIS IS A WILD STORY. ISRAEL IS COMPLICATE BUT WHEN

ISRAEL IS COMPLICATE BUT WHEN THEY HAVE A AN ELECTION, THEY

THEY HAVE A AN ELECTION, THEY ARE TYPICALLY CLOSE.

ARE TYPICALLY CLOSE. NOBODY WINS BY A LAND SLIDE.

NOBODY WINS BY A LAND SLIDE. AND THE PERSON WHO GETS THE MOST

AND THE PERSON WHO GETS THE MOST SEATS HAS TO DRY TO FORM A

SEATS HAS TO DRY TO FORM A COALITION SO THAT THEY HAVE THE

COALITION SO THAT THEY HAVE THE MAJORITY OF THE SEATS IN

MAJORITY OF THE SEATS IN PARLIAMENT.

PARLIAMENT. THAT WAS EXPECTED TO BE BENJAMIN

THAT WAS EXPECTED TO BE BENJAMIN NETANYAHU.

NETANYAHU. SO HE HAS A DEADLINE BY WHICH HE

SO HE HAS A DEADLINE BY WHICH HE HAS A GATHERING OF UP OF PEOPLE

HAS A GATHERING OF UP OF PEOPLE TO FORM A GOVERNMENT.

TO FORM A GOVERNMENT. THE DEADLINE COMES, HE HASN’T

THE DEADLINE COMES, HE HASN’T FORMED AND GOVERNMENT.

FORMED AND GOVERNMENT. THE EXTENSION COMES AND HE

THE EXTENSION COMES AND HE HASN’T FORMED A GOVERNMENT.

HASN’T FORMED A GOVERNMENT. SO HE HAS TO CALL ANOTHER

SO HE HAS TO CALL ANOTHER ELECTION SO THAT ALL OF THIS CAN

ELECTION SO THAT ALL OF THIS CAN HAPPEN.

HAPPEN. WHY?

WHY? THERE IS ONE PRTWONONE PARTY THA

THERE IS ONE PRTWONONE PARTY THA SEATS AND THEY WANTED A

SEATS AND THEY WANTED A PARTICULAR RULE.

PARTICULAR RULE. ISRAEL HAS A MANDATORY DRAFT FOR

ISRAEL HAS A MANDATORY DRAFT FOR ALL PEOPLE OF A CERTAIN AGE.

ALL PEOPLE OF A CERTAIN AGE. YOU GET EXEMPT IF YOU ARE ULTRA

YOU GET EXEMPT IF YOU ARE ULTRA OX DORT.

OX DORT. ORTHODOX.

ORTHODOX. SO A LOT WANTED TO SAY THAT

SO A LOT WANTED TO SAY THAT EVERYBODY HAD TO SERVE IN THE

EVERYBODY HAD TO SERVE IN THE MILITARY 37 NETANYAHU WOULD HAVE

MILITARY 37 NETANYAHU WOULD HAVE LOST THE ULTRA RIGHT PARTY IF HE

LOST THE ULTRA RIGHT PARTY IF HE WENT ALONG, SO HE SAID I’M NOT

WENT ALONG, SO HE SAID I’M NOT GOING ALONG WITH THAT.

GOING ALONG WITH THAT. ANOTHER PARTY THAT WANTED THAT

ANOTHER PARTY THAT WANTED THAT TO HAPPEN PULLED OUT OF HIS

TO HAPPEN PULLED OUT OF HIS COMPANY A LAGSALITION SO HE COUL

COMPANY A LAGSALITION SO HE COUL GOVERNMENT.

GOVERNMENT. IF HE DIDN’T HAVE TO CALL THE

IF HE DIDN’T HAVE TO CALL THE ELECTION WOULD HAVE BEEN THE

ELECTION WOULD HAVE BEEN THE LONGEST SERVING PRIME MINISTER

LONGEST SERVING PRIME MINISTER IN ISRAEL’S HISTORY OF.

IN ISRAEL’S HISTORY OF. HE IS A CAREHARISMATIC SEASONED

HE IS A CAREHARISMATIC SEASONED POLITICIAN BUT FACING IN-DATE ON

POLITICIAN BUT FACING IN-DATE ON CORRUPTION CHARGES.

CORRUPTION CHARGES. HE WAS GOING TO INTRODUCE A BIT

HE WAS GOING TO INTRODUCE A BIT THAT COULD GIVE HIM UNIMMUNITY.

THAT COULD GIVE HIM UNIMMUNITY. SO THAT IS PART OF THE PROBLEM.

SO THAT IS PART OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT

THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN OKAY WITH

OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN OKAY WITH FORMING A COALITION WITH

FORMING A COALITION WITH BENJAMIN NETANYAHU WHO AREN’T

BENJAMIN NETANYAHU WHO AREN’T DOING SO BECAUSE OF THE CHARGES

DOING SO BECAUSE OF THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM.

AGAINST HIM. AND BENJAMIN NETANYAHU HAS OVER

AND BENJAMIN NETANYAHU HAS OVER THE YEARS MOVED FURTHER AND

THE YEARS MOVED FURTHER AND FURTHER TO THE RIGHT, THIS IS

FURTHER TO THE RIGHT, THIS IS NOW THE MOST CONSERVATIVE

NOW THE MOST CONSERVATIVE COALITION THAT ISRAELI HAS SEEN.

COALITION THAT ISRAELI HAS SEEN. AND PEOPLE ON THE LEFT SAY WE

AND PEOPLE ON THE LEFT SAY WE WON’T FORM ANY COALITION THAT

WON’T FORM ANY COALITION THAT FORMS ANY

FORMS ANY FORMS INVOLVES NETANYAHU BEING

FORMS INVOLVES NETANYAHU BEING THE PRIME MINISTER.

THE PRIME MINISTER. SO THERE ARE CHARGES.

SO THERE ARE CHARGES. AND THERE WILL BE 46 -- NO-46-NO

AND THERE WILL BE 46 -- NO-46-NO IS CLEAR WHETHER THIS WILL BE

IS CLEAR WHETHER THIS WILL BE ANY THAN THE LAST ONE.

ANY THAN THE LAST ONE. THERE WAS SOME THOUGHT THAT

THERE WAS SOME THOUGHT THAT THERE IS A PEACE DEAL COMING

THERE IS A PEACE DEAL COMING FROM JARED KUSHNER THAT IN

FROM JARED KUSHNER THAT IN THEORY BENJAMIN NETANYAHU MIGHT

THEORY BENJAMIN NETANYAHU MIGHT BE SUPPORTIVE OF, BUT A LOT OF

BE SUPPORTIVE OF, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY NETANYAHU WASN’T

PEOPLE SAY NETANYAHU WASN’T DOING ANYTHING TO ACHIEVE A

DOING ANYTHING TO ACHIEVE A PEACE DAILY ANYWAY.

PEACE DAILY ANYWAY. THERE IS AN INTERNATIONAL LAW

THERE IS AN INTERNATIONAL LAW THAT SAYS WHEN YOU OCCUPY A

THAT SAYS WHEN YOU OCCUPY A COUNTRY, EVEN IF YOU HAVE A RAIL

COUNTRY, EVEN IF YOU HAVE A RAIL GOOD REASON WHICH ISRAELIS SAY

GOOD REASON WHICH ISRAELIS SAY THEY DID, YOU CAN’T SETTLE IT

THEY DID, YOU CAN’T SETTLE IT WITH YOUR OWN PEOPLE AND THAT IS

WITH YOUR OWN PEOPLE AND THAT IS WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING.

WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING. SO IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER THIS

SO IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER THIS DEVELOPMENT IN ISRAEL IS BETTER

DEVELOPMENT IN ISRAEL IS BETTER OR WORSE FOR A PEACE DEAL.

OR WORSE FOR A PEACE DEAL. WHAT IT MEANS IS THAT THAT PEACE

WHAT IT MEANS IS THAT THAT PEACE DEAL WON’T HAPPEN ANYTIME SOON.

DEAL WON’T HAPPEN ANYTIME SOON. LE IT WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL AT