Arab parties could hold key to ending Netanyahu's rule

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 10:20 · Archive

Israeli Arab parties could give the opposition a parliamentary majority to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu in elections next week.

Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition and the opposition 'change bloc' are deadlocked in polls with less than a week until the Israeli election. Both are expected to claim more than 50 seats but fall short of the 61 required for a parliamentary majority.

Two Arab parties, the Joint List and Ra'am, are predicted to secure around 15 seats between them. These seats are not accounted for by either of the main coalitions.

An alliance between the opposition and these Arab parties would give Netanyahu's opponents a comfortable majority. The i Paper reports this would end Netanyahu's reign and his far-right coalition partners' hold on power. Al Jazeera notes that Netanyahu's opponents are promising to shake up Israeli politics, though it questions how different their policies actually are from the right-wing government.

How it is being reported

• Israeli elections: Is it just right wing versus right?Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents are promising a change to Israeli politics, but are their policies really that different?Al Jazeera · 22 Oct, 09:55
• The simple way Netanyahu’s reign could be ended by Israel’s oppositionThere are two parties that hold the key to Israel's elections – even if no one wants to admit itThe i Paper · 21 Oct, 09:00

In this story: Benjamin Netanyahu · Joint List · Ra'am · Israel

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