Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party poses for a photo as he arrives to the swearing-in ceremony for new Knesset members at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Tuesday.
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The wheels of Israel’s political machine are turning. But that doesn’t mean they’re going anywhere soon.

In the latest elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lost the parliamentary majority that kept him in power over the past four years. But his main rival, Gadi Eisenkot, still faces a difficult task in unseating Israel’s longest-serving leader after being tasked with forming the next government.