Netanyahu Cries Foul as Election Leaves No Final Winner

Prime Minister Benjamin failed to win a majority needed to form a government after the Israeli election, but so did his opponent. Netanyahu beat his opponent 21.4% to 16.2%. Netanyahu is claiming Islamist factions have infiltrated the election process, robbing his coalition of their “rightful” victory.

Golan posted on X, “We must no longer accept Netanyahu’s racist division between Jewish votes and Arab votes. We have a responsibility. And we have an opportunity to form a government of change in partnership with Israel’s Arab citizens.” Netanyahu responded, “We must not endanger Israel and establish a government that relies on anti-Zionist Arab parties.”

No clear winner in Israeli election as polls show race headed toward stalemate, negotiations on forming government– www.cbsnews.com
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No clear winner emerged in Israel’s elections on Wednesday morning with the vote count still under way. Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition nor the opposition bloc, led by Gadi Eisenkot, secured a majority, according to exit polls on Tuesday night.

With 60% of the ballots counted, Netanyahu’s Likud party secured 21.4% of votes and Eisenkot’s Yashar had 16.2%, according to official election data.

One or the other would need to obtain majority support in Israel’s 120-seat parliament, known as the Knesset, in order to form a government.

On Wednesday morning, the head of Israel’s main left-wing party called for his opposition allies to work with Arab parties to unseat Netanyahu.

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