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Arab voter turnout could make or break Netanyahu in Israeli election
Polls show Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc short of a majority, with Arab parties projected to win 13 seats and shape coalition talks.
- Palestinian leaders in Israel are urging high voter turnout for next week's election to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and topple his right-wing government.
- The Stat-Net Research Institute projects Arab voter turnout at 63%, up from 56% in 2022, as organizers capitalize on frustration with Netanyahu, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, and Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
- Gadi Eisenkot's bloc would win 52 of 120 Knesset seats compared to 50 for Netanyahu's religious-nationalist bloc, yet Eisenkot has ruled out aligning with any Arab party.
- United Arab List head Mansour Abbas told Reuters, "We can ensure the formation of a new government of change," noting his party could wield influence supporting an Eisenkot-led coalition from outside.
- Netanyahu's campaign has deployed AI-generated videos depicting rivals embracing Arab leaders, framing the contest as a referendum on his leadership following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
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Total News Sources70
Leaning Left16Leaning Right13Center14Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Left
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources lean Left
37% Left
L 37%
C 33%
R 30%
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