Majority of Israelis Favor Unity Government if October 27 Election Ends without Clear Winner
- With the Knesset election approaching on October 27, Arab-led parties could serve as potential kingmakers in a fractured political landscape where no major faction is expected to secure the 61 seats needed for a majority coalition.
- Mansour Abbas, leader of the Islamist Ra'am party, broke a taboo five years ago by joining a government coalition; Palestinian citizens of Israel comprise about 20% of the population but have historically operated in opposition to a system they view as fundamentally unfair.
- Far-Right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has labeled Palestinian citizens an "internal front" and "existential threat" to Israel, while the community faces 184 crime-related killings so far this year, a challenge activists blame on police negligence.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rivals, including centrist retired general Gadi Eisenkot and center-left leader Yair Lapid, have ruled out forming coalitions with Arab-led parties, risking months of gridlock or another election cycle.
- Yousef Jabareen, leader of the Joint List of Arab parties, argues the election stakes are "existential," emphasizing that "we have to use our political power in order to basically block the deterioration of the situation" as the vote approaches.
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Many people don't know it, but 20% of Israel's population is Palestinian. And for the first time in its history, this minority could be key in deciding the outcome of the Israeli elections on October 27. Polls point to a 50-50 tie between Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing and far-right governing bloc and the liberal opposition forces. With this almost unprecedented scenario, the Arab minority would hold the key to defeating Netanyahu, a candidate …
Israel will go to the polls on October 27 to elect the 120 members of the Knesset, the parliament of the country. These elections will determine which parties can form a parliamentary coalition and who can rule. In this context, a particular profile stands out: Mansour Abbas. He is an influential Arab politician who, according to The New York Times, seeks alliances with Israeli "Jews." Who is Abbas and why is his figure so important in these ele…
At eleven days of voting, there is no clear majority in the polls. Between government of national union, recomposition of alliances and risk of blockage, several scenarios are possible.
Each bloc projected to win 51 Knesset seats, while Arab parties get 14 and Reserve Party 4
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