Israel’s Arab Parties Have The Most Power Now, And Netanyahu Isn’t Liking It– www.ndtv.com

In the just-concluded historic Israeli Knesset elections, allegations of ‘vote theft’ against Israeli Arab parties and interference by foreign countries are growing louder, even though the evidence is thin.
Israel’s two main Arab-led political groups registered an unprecedented victory in the elections with 19 seats between them, thus nearly doubling their combined tally from the 2022 elections. They are now being seen as potential kingmakers. With their support, either of the two main political blocs could potentially form the next government. But will Israel’s political establishment let them wield power? The reluctance of both major political camps to work with them reveals a deeper contradiction in Israeli democracy.

First, let’s see what the allegations are: 1)PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud Party’s claims that the election was stolen and that Arab parties should consequently be excluded from government formation; 2) they alleged that Arab parties benefited from illegal foreign funding and 3) Arab Party leaders should be arrested