Israeli election deadlock points to.........>

MIDEAST: Israeli election deadlock points to prolonged negotiations, uncertainty

for Middle East politics.

- PM Benjamin Netenyahu's Likud party and main opposition Blue and White

alliance  on course to win similar number of seats.

- Both also set to fall short of majority even with support from probable

coalition allies. 

- Hardline Yisrael Beiteinu party set to be kingmakers. No guarantee of

agreement, unity gov't between Likud-B&W or another election seemingly most

likely scenarios. 

- Major focus on outcome given rising tensions in region. Return of a gov't with

Yisrael Beiteinu as a partner will raise concerns of escalation with Iran,

potentially drawing in US and Saudi.