FILE – in this Nov. 24, 2019 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, looks on during a visit to Israeli army base in the Golan Heights located on the Israeli-Syrian border. Barring a nearly unfathomable about face, Israel is headed Wednesday, Dec. 11 toward an unprecedented third election within a year – prolonging a political stalemate that has paralyzed government and undermined its citizens’ faith in the democratic process. (AP Photo/Atef Safadi, File)