Israel’s president opens party talks after indecisive election

Arab News DUBAI: Israel’s President Isaac Herzog is set to begin consultations with political parties to form a new coalition government, after official results of a general election last week showed no clear winner. Herzog began the consultation process on Wednesday night and told party leaders that “not every commitment and promise can be fulfilled” if they wanted to avoid a new election. Three factions aligned with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s religious-nationalist base recommended tha