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Israel’s Arab parties win record 19 seats in Knesset

By Drooid · Oct 31, 2026 · How we work

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Israel’s Arab parties won a record 19 Knesset seats, becoming coalition kingmakers.
Mustafa Barghouti said a Gadi Eisenkot government would improve Palestinians’ situation and remove Benjamin Netanyahu.
Barghouti accused Netanyahu of Gaza slaughter, West Bank ethnic cleansing, and wars with Lebanon, Syria, Jordan.
President Isaac Herzog will give a candidate up to 28 days, extendable by 14, to form a government.

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Israel’s Arab parties won a record 19 Knesset seats, becoming coalition kingmakers.
Mustafa Barghouti said a Gadi Eisenkot government would improve Palestinians’ situation and remove Benjamin Netanyahu.
Barghouti accused Netanyahu of Gaza slaughter, West Bank ethnic cleansing, and wars with Lebanon, Syria, Jordan.
President Isaac Herzog will give a candidate up to 28 days, extendable by 14, to form a government.