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Arab bloc wins record 19 seats, threatening Netanyahu coalition

By Drooid · Oct 31, 2026 · How we work

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Ra'am and the Joint List won a record 19 seats in Israel’s 120-member Knesset.
Nearly 840,000 voters supported the Arab bloc, a 64% increase from 2022.
The surge could give opposition parties enough seats to form a coalition and oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu warned that any coalition with Arab parties would lead to the “Islamization of Israel.”

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Ra'am and the Joint List won a record 19 seats in Israel’s 120-member Knesset.
Nearly 840,000 voters supported the Arab bloc, a 64% increase from 2022.
The surge could give opposition parties enough seats to form a coalition and oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu warned that any coalition with Arab parties would lead to the “Islamization of Israel.”