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Netanyahu alleges fraud as Arab parties hold key to Israel’s election fate.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Arab-led parties of stealing this week’s election, as opposition politicians meet to discuss a possible coalition that could unseat him.

Lanaka Valery

30 October 2026 · 1 min

Netanyahu alleges fraud as Arab parties hold key to Israel’s election fate.

Netanyahu’s Likud party alleged voter fraud, intimidation and foreign interference, but has yet to provide evidence for the claims.

Arab-led parties won a record 19 seats, leaving them with the potential to decide who forms the next government after neither major bloc secured a majority in the Knesset.

The opposition, led by Gadi Eisenkot, won 48 seats, while Netanyahu’s bloc also fell short of the 61 seats needed to govern.

Arab leaders dismissed the fraud allegations as racist incitement, accusing Netanyahu of attempting to delegitimize the election after failing to secure a majority.

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