minister benjamin netanyahu. the plan is for netanyahu's former defense minister naftali bennett now the leader of a right wing party to serve as prime minister for two years after that a centrist party leader lap id would take over as prime minister. israel's parliament would have to vote to ratify the new government. that vote is expected in the next 12 days. joining us now is ben rhodes former deputy national security adviser to president obama an msnbc political analyst. his new book has received rave reviews from barack obama and rachel maddow. what more does it need? it is entitled "after the fall, being american in the world we've made." ben, thank you very much for joining us tonight. 12 days is a very long time with a fragile and complex coalition in the israeli parliament that might or might not produce a new prime minister. how do you read the situation