Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Palestinian Israeli parties of accepting Qatari funds to steal votes, a charge that could affect coalition talks after Israel’s election produced no overall majority, Al Jazeera reported Oct. 30.
Al Jazeera reported that the Electoral Commission found no evidence of election fraud. The parties rejected the accusation, while Qatar denied involvement.
EconoTimes previously reported that the parties could help shape negotiations over the next government. Israel’s Knesset has 120 seats, and a government prospectus cited in that coverage set 61 seats as the threshold for a viable government.
Al Jazeera also raised whether Netanyahu’s allegation was intended to keep the parties from joining the opposition in a coalition seeking to unseat his Likud party.
