Last seen a week ago: where have Netanyahu and Deri disappeared to?

A week after the elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not been seen in public since his election night speech, has secluded himself in a Tel Aviv hotel and is limiting himself to written statements. His partner Aryeh Deri, whose party received six seats, has not been seen in public and has not spoken with Netanyahu.

A week has passed since election day ended in a political tie, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not been seen in public since his speech at 3 a.m. at the Likud headquarters. He has secluded himself with his family at the Carlton Hotel in Tel Aviv, and later arrived at his office in Jerusalem but did not release videos or filmed statements. Instead, he is limiting himself to written statements in which he claims 'election theft' and attacks the Arab parties. His longtime partner, Shas chairman Aryeh Deri, whose party crashed to six seats, has not been seen in public and has not spoken with Netanyahu or with political figures outside his party. Shas announced it would recommend Netanyahu to form a government, but the two have not spoken. Deri is considering his political future, including retirement or transferring the role to another figure in the Sephardic movement. The article notes that Netanyahu has avoided convening the security cabinet despite the security tensions with Iran.