WASHINGTON – With coalition talks in Jerusalem nearing their deadline, Washington is keeping a wary eye on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempts to reach the magic number of 61 MKs for a narrow ruling majority .
In the six weeks since the March 17 elections, the Obama administration has repeatedly emphasized that the makeup of the new government could hold serious implications for US policy — with President Obama talking about freshly “evaluating” the US approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Still, observers say that the shadow of Iran talks — a deal on Iran’s nuclear program is supposed to be finalized by June 30 — means that an immediate policy change stemming from the coalition’s make-up would be unlikely. (READ MORE)
