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Netanyahu Warns Likud as Arab Turnout Could Decide

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 23:32 UTC · How we work

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Likud voters to turn out because Arab turnout could shape the next government.
Turnout reached 55.7% within nine hours, the fastest pace on record.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich paused his campaign to hold an emergency meeting on the Arab turnout.
Polls indicate Netanyahu’s bloc may lose its majority while former chief Gadi Eisenkot seeks conditional Arab support.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Likud voters to turn out because Arab turnout could shape the next government.
Turnout reached 55.7% within nine hours, the fastest pace on record.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich paused his campaign to hold an emergency meeting on the Arab turnout.
Polls indicate Netanyahu’s bloc may lose its majority while former chief Gadi Eisenkot seeks conditional Arab support.