Gantz derides PM’s offer of coalition with right, ultra-Orthodox * Liberman set to back Gantz? * Trump: Our ties are with Israel * Likud may lon g regret turning on Arabs

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Thursday, September 19, 2019 [Gantz says he should lead unity government, rejects coalition led by right]( By [TOI staff]( [Blue and White chief urges ‘broad, liberal’ coalition, declares he won’t be dictated terms after PM conditions government on inclusion of religious parties]( [Netanyahu locks in right, Haredi parties, then urges unity coalition with Gantz]( By [TOI staff]( [Updated tally shows Blue and White increase lead over Likud 33-31]( By [TOI staff]( [Liberman said to tell aides he'll recommend Gantz for PM]( By [Michael Bachner]( [Yisrael Beytenu leader blasts Netanyahu ‘deception’ in conditioning unity government on inclusion of religious parties; as potential kingmaker, his support could be crucial]( [Abbas says he’s ‘against’ possible new Netanyahu government]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [As Netanyahu’s position weakens, liberal US Jews root for an end to his reign]( By [Eric Cortellessa]( Analysis [Raoul Wootliff]( [As Netanyahu offers Gantz a hand in unity, his fingers are crossed]( [PM calls on Blue and White to negotiate ‘without preconditions’ — immediately after he signs an agreement that would make that impossible]( [Likud members said open to unity government, but scared to oppose Netanyahu]( By [TOI staff]( [Labor chief tells Netanyahu not to bother calling, can’t be lured into coalition]( By [TOI staff]( [Trump says he hasn’t spoken to Netanyahu: ‘Our relationship is with Israel’]( By [TOI staff]( [US president appears to distance himself from a PM weakened after Tuesday’s election, says race is ‘very close’ and ‘we’ll see what happens’]( [Trump’s outgoing peace envoy heads to Jerusalem; will meet Netanyahu, Gantz]( By [Raphael Ahren]( [Netanyahu to skip UN gathering, forgo Trump meet, to battle for new coalition]( By [Alexander Fulbright]( Analysis [Haviv Rettig Gur]( [A surprised right discovers the rising cost of making Arabs their punching bag]( [Likud may long rue the day it turned on the Arab electorate, just as the left still laments its mistreatment of Mizrahim]( [Ahmad Tibi thanks ‘magician’ Netanyahu for driving up Arab vote]( By [TOI staff]( [‘Netanyahu’s incitement boomeranged,’ Joint List campaign manager exults]( By [Adam Rasgon]( Top Ops [Zack Rothbart]( [Once there was a coalition of 102 MKs]( [It was made up of left, right, center, religious, secular, Jewish and Arab parties, and David Ben-Gurion sat in the opposition]( [Hillel Fuld]( [Everything changed when Ari was killed]( [I was the only brother who didn’t speak at the funeral. Me, the brother who makes a living from talking. But I couldn’t.]( [Mitchell Bard]( [Robert Kagan’s illiberal attack on Israel]( [Israelis have not abandoned liberal ideals; they have learned that ’land for peace’ was always a myth]( [Jonathan A. Greenblatt]( [Any U.S.-Iran talks must address the elephants in the room]( [If Trump meets Rouhani, he mustn’t ignore the wide scope of Iran’s belligerent policies, starting with its anti-Semitism.]( Live updates [Lebanon says crashed Beirut drones were on Israeli attack mission]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Government investigation concludes UAVs launched from airfield near Haifa, one carrying 5 kg of explosives; defense minister says Jerusalem ‘changing rules of engagement’]( Israel media review [Unify or die trying: 7 things to know for September 19]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Likud and Blue and White have some serious differences to overcome, but unity is seen as the only path forward, or we can always turn this country around and go back to the polls]( [Police arrest teen suspected of asking friend to vote on his behalf]( By [Stuart Winer and TOI staff]( [Likud supporter caught ballot stuffing in Arab village]( By [TOI staff]( [Iran’s top diplomat warns of ‘all-out war’ if hit for Saudi attack]( By [Agencies]( [Zarif tells CNN his country won’t ‘blink to defend’ its territory, warning of consequences if there is retaliation for assault on Abqaiq oil facilities]( [France: Yemen rebel claim over Saudi oil attacks ‘lacks credibility’]( By [AFP]( [Airstrike on Iran-backed militia near Iraq-Syria border said to kill at least 5]( By [TOI staff and Judah Ari Gross]( [Trump says he’d give Iranian leaders visas to attend UN]( By [AP]( Who are the 120 MKs? [Raoul Wootliff]( [21st Knesset, we hardly knew ye. Meet the (almost identical) 22nd]( [After April’s election, an all-time high of 49 new MKs were sworn into the most rookie parliament in Israel’s history. 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