Here we go again. Israel has held its third election in less than a year, and with 97% of votes counted it looks like another deadlock. Sixty-one seats are needed for a majority but the right-wing coalition headed by Benjamin Netanyahu, who has held led Israel since 2009, looks set to fall short at fifty-nine.
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