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Netanyahu's Likud claims election ‘stolen’ by Arab parties, demands investigation into alleged fraud

Likud says hundreds of testimonies show bribery, threats and ballot fraud at Arab polling stations, and police arrested three suspects in a raid.

  • On Wednesday, Supreme Court Deputy President Noam Sohlberg instructed the Shin Bet to investigate suspected foreign election interference in Tuesday's general election, citing 'serious suspicions' of improper influence through foreign funding.
  • Likud leaders and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir alleged Arab parties 'stolen' the election using millions of shekels from Qatar and Turkey to influence Arab voter turnout in Arab communities.
  • Despite these allegations, Israeli police rejected the broader claims on Thursday, stating available information did not substantiate widespread election fraud; Election Day passed with relatively few unusual incidents compared to previous contests.
  • Demanding the immediate arrest of Arab party leaders, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Minister Smotrich framed the investigation as a 'litmus test' for the influence of radical Islamist money in Israel.
  • With 92.7% of the vote counted, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc holds 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, while Sohlberg requested findings within the coming week to meet legal deadlines for challenging results.
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The Arab parties cut off unusually strong in the Israeli parliamentary election on Tuesday. One reason for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his party Likud to claim that the election was "stolen", but the authorities make it clear that there is no evidence for fraud.

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Jerusalem Post broke the news in Jerusalem, Israel on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
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