and jonathan schanzer, senior the foundation for defense of democracies. the "newshour". carmiel arbit, let me start with you. this still has to be ratified by the parliament, by the knesset. is this a done deal? >> it ain't over till it's over when it comes to bibi netanyahu. i would wait and sort of hold excitement untile next week when the new government will be sworn in. it's always possible that members will defect so much so that the coalition could fall apart. however, i and so many others who are watching this and in israel and in the united states are really very optimistic that, given the breadth to have the coalition that they have -- breadth of of the coalition they have brought in including arab parties into the government, that this will in fact hold. but it ain't over until it was over. >> reporter: jonathan schanzer, the breadth includes two leaders that differ dramatically when it comes to the palestinians, but the coalition says it will focus on domestic issues. will it work? >> i think it obviously remains to be seen. let's say israeli p