PoliticsPhoto: Hindu WorldNetanyahu's Bloc Pressures Arab Parties Amid Israel Election Deadlock
On October 29, 2026, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc pressured Israeli Arab leaders with unproven foreign funding accusations to weaken parties pivotal for government formation after an inconclusive election. President Isaac Herzog called for fraud investigations but warned against stigmatizing the Arab Israeli community, which voted at record levels. Neither Netanyahu nor opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot secured a Knesset majority.
Hindu World··Jerusalem




