Elections Chief Sohlberg Orders Shin Bet Probe Into Suspected Election Interference
Sohlberg asked the domestic security agency to examine claims that foreign money was used to sway Arab turnout, as police found no evidence of widespread fraud.
- On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party claimed Israel's election was "stolen" by Palestinian citizens after the far-right bloc fell to 53 seats while Arab-majority parties won 19 of the 120 Knesset seats.
- Following allegations of foreign interference, the Shin Bet opened an investigation but stated there was "no basis to the claims regarding a systematic compromise" of election integrity on Thursday.
- After Netanyahu's son Yair claimed Qatar and Turkey had stolen the election, Qatar rejected the allegations, calling them "ridiculous and dangerous" through ministry spokesperson Majid Al-Ansari.
- Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, criticized Netanyahu Thursday for conducting an "improper influence operation" aimed at delegitimizing the Knesset and delaying election results.
- Coalition formation remains uncertain as the far-right bloc holds 53 seats against the opposition's 48, leaving Netanyahu to serve as caretaker prime minister until a new government forms.
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Netanyahu’s bloc loses majority in Israeli parliament
Israel’s final election results confirmed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc lost its parliamentary majority and that weeks of difficult negotiations among very different parties, from ultra-Orthodox Jewish to secular to Arab-led, lie ahead.The results released early yesterday showed Netanyahu
Netanyahu claims that Arab-led parties ‘stole’ the election as his bloc loses majority in Israel
Final Israeli election results show Netanyahu's bloc lost its majority with 53 seats, setting up intense coalition talks as Arab-led parties win a historic 19.
Israel probes alleged Qatari election meddling in Arab vote as Netanyahu claims election ‘stolen’
Elections officials said the allegations did not indicate widespread fraud and would not invalidate the election, and opposition parties accused Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to delegitimize an election he lost.
Israel investigates foreign interference in elections. Likud accuses Arab parties of election theft.
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