Everything tagged Arab parties.
Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called on the Shin Bet to arrest Arab party leaders, citing unproven claims of foreign funding, after their parties achieved record election results.
Israeli legislative election results give neither camp a parliamentary majority, with Arab lists winning about 19 seats and turnout rising to 77.7%.
Initial polls show Likud winning about 27 seats, yet Netanyahu's bloc reaches only 51 to 52, while Arab parties post a record 17 to 19 seats.
Israel's Central Elections Committee voted to disqualify every Arab-majority party from the Knesset election while clearing far-right Jewish parties, including Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit, whose coalition demands call for the forced displacement of Palestinians.
