Prime Minister Netanyahu and Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Liberman have finally met--albeit for just one hour--to discuss the possibility of the 63 votes they control being converted into Israel's next Government.
It is hard to believe that having made that long-awaited breakthrough, they would be so foolish and obstinate to refuse to compromise their differences to prevent the Israeli electorate going through a third election within nine months.
The direct cost to the Israeli government for new elections, including a budget for the central elections committee and state funding for parties running in the elections, is estimated at NIS 800 million ($220 million).