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Add as a preferred source on GoogleAl Jazeera published the appeal on Oct. 30. AFP separately reported that Arab Israeli parties recorded the largest gains in the election.
Israeli activists want Arab parties included in a government led by opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, according to an Al Jazeera NewsFeed item published Oct. 30.
AFP reported that Arab Israeli parties recorded the largest gains in the election. EconoTimes previously covered those reported gains in its election results report.
RAND’s Distinguished Israel Policy Chair Dr. Shira Efron said coalition-building is complicated by ideological divisions, a rightward shift among Jewish voters and disputes over Arab political participation.
The committee’s provisional count gave Netanyahu’s bloc 53 seats, opposition parties 48 and Arab parties 19, short of the 61-seat threshold.
Ynet’s preliminary allocation gives Netanyahu’s bloc 53 seats; official results are expected Wednesday, Nov. 4.
