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Arab parties ‘have woken up’: Israel's uncertain election may deliver surprise kingmakers

France 2428 October 2026, 16:04 UTCIsrael

Uncertainty hung over Israel’s election Wednesday as neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing, religious bloc nor that of his centrist rival, Gadi Eisenkot, appeared to be heading for a majority in the Knesset. But there was a surprise: an unusually strong showing by Arab parties could make them unexpected kingmakers.

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