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Israel election integrity upheld as police find no fraud evidence

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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Israeli police found no evidence supporting Likud’s fraud allegations.
The Central Elections Committee also reported no grounds to question the vote’s integrity.
Preliminary results gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc 53 seats, opposition 48 seats, and Arab parties a record 19 seats.
Arab leaders, including Joint List chairman Yousef Jabareen, rejected the fraud accusations as attempts to delegitimize Arab voters.

Summary

Netanyahu intends to pressure opposition lawmakers to refuse any cooperation with Arab parties.
Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Liberman publicly oppose any government dependent on Arab parties.
Netanyahu may enlist U.S. President Donald Trump to intervene in Israeli politics.
President Isaac Herzog urged party leaders to negotiate a unity government to avoid another election.
Yashar party leader Tarek Chouiref pledged a new administration focused on universal military conscription.

History

On 17 May 1977 Israel held its ninth Knesset election, where Likud under Menachem Begin won 43 seats with 79 % turnout, ending nearly 30 years of Labor dominance—a shift called the Mahapach that left Arab parties with only two seats. Today Netanyahu’s bloc repeats that historic delegitimization, alleging Arab voter fraud and refusing coalition talks with Arab parties.

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On 17 May 1977 Israel held its ninth Knesset election, where Likud under Menachem Begin won 43 seats with 79 % turnout, ending nearly 30 years of Labor dominance—a shift called the Mahapach that left Arab parties with only two seats. Today Netanyahu’s bloc repeats that historic delegitimization, alleging Arab voter fraud and refusing coalition talks with Arab parties.

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