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Israeli election deadlock and allegations of interference

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The final results of Israel’s parliamentary elections confirm a political stalemate, as no single bloc secured the 61 seats required for a majority in the 120-member Knesset. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc emerged as the largest with 53 seats, while the main opposition bloc, led by Gadi Eisenkot, secured 48 seats. Arab-led parties achieved a historic milestone, winning a record 19 seats, positioning them as potential kingmakers. Following the results, Netanyahu has accused Arab parties of election theft and alleged foreign interference. The Shin Bet is reportedly investigating whether these parties received illegal funding from Qatar and Turkey. Qatar has rejected these allegations, describing them as “nonsense and dangerous”. Coalition negotiations have intensified following President Isaac Herzog’s decision to task Gadi Eisenkot with forming a government. While the Arab United List (Ra’am) reportedly intends to support an Eisenkot-led government to avoid reliance on ultra-Orthodox parties, the Joint List stated it would not vote in favor of such a government without a formal agreement. To participate in a coalition, Arab and Jewish-Palestinian lists have reportedly been asked to explicitly support Israel as a democratic Jewish state and condemn Hamas as a terrorist organization. Analysts note a shift in political identity among these representatives, who increasingly self-identify as Palestinian rather than Israeli Arabs. Gadi Eisenkot, the Prime Minister-designate and leader of the Yashar Party, and Avigdor Liberman, leader of Yisrael Beiteinu, have reached an agreement to exhaust negotiations with Haredi parties before considering a minority government supported by Arab parties. A central point of these discussions is the enlistment of Haredi Jews. Liberman suggested that a modified version of a 2018 proposal could serve as a basis for a settlement regarding enlistment laws. Additionally, the two leaders agreed that a candidate from the Yashar Party should hold the next Knesset presidency.

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