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Arab parties ‘have woken up’: Israel's uncertain election may deliver surprise kingmakers

But there was a surprise: an unusually strong showing by Arab parties could make them unexpected kingmakers.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated October 28, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC

Uncertainty hung over Israel’s election Wednesday as neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing, religious bloc nor the bloc formed by his centrist rival Gadi Eisenkot appeared to be heading for a majority in the Knesset.

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