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The elections were stolen the elimination of the Jewish state through serious criminal offenses of bribery, threats, violence, forgeries, and the use of prohibited software to mobilize voters

October 28, 2026

Newsweek reports that president Isaac Herzog, Isaac Herzog will play a central role in the process of selecting a candidate to form a government, urged political leaders to avoid another vote.

ABC News (Australia) reports that Isaac Herzog is expected to invite various leaders to attempt to form a majority coalition government. If that is the result once again, President Isaac Herzog will ask the leader with the best chance of forming a lasting majority to govern, CBC News reports. NAZARETH, Israel - Israel’s Palestinian citizens appear set to secure a record number of seats in Parliament and could emerge as kingmakers after strong turnout in October 27’s election, galvanised by what kingmakers describe as the racist policies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, The Straits Times reports.

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Newsweek reports that president Isaac Herzog, Isaac Herzog will play a central role in the process of selecting a candidate to form a government, urged political leaders to avoid another vote. According to The New York Times, Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, said Isaac Herzog would not begin consulting party leaders about forming a government until next week, when Isaac Herzog expects to receive the full, official vote count. Israel's President Isaac Herzog is calling on the nation's politicians to have an "open mind" when trying to form a new government, with the vote count continuing to deliver an inconclusive result from Tuesday's election, ABC News (Australia) reports. With neither bloc securing the 61 seats needed for a majority, Israel faces several possible outcomes, Newsweek reports. With more than 85% of ballots now counted, neither Netanyahu's nor Eisenkot's coalition blocs would reach the 61 seats needed for a majority, though just how many seats each might attain in the 120-seat Knesset is still unclear, France 24 reports. With 85.6 percent of ballots counted by election authorities as of Wednesday, there is no clear winner, as Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition has won 53 seats, the opposition coalition has won 48 seats and the Arab parties have won 19 seats, with each bloc falling short of the 61 seats needed for a parliamentary majority, The Hill reports. Those votes, combined with exit polls, indicated that Mr. Netanyahu’s alliance will have more seats than the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot, a former Israeli military chief of staff, but neither will have the 61 seats needed to secure a majority in the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, The New York Times reports. With 90% of votes counted, Netanyahu bloc has 53 seats, Eisenkot’s 48; Arab parties surge to 19, The Times of Israel reports. The calculations mean that neither Mr Netanyahu nor any of the "change" camp leaders can govern in a majority in their own right, falling short of the 61 seats needed to do so, ABC News (Australia) reports. As the counting continued on October 28, neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud nor his principal challenger, Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot, had a clear path to the 61 seats required to form a government, The Jerusalem Post and Jerusalem Post report. With neither Netanyahu’s alliance nor challenger Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition coming close to the requisite 61-seat majority, a coalition government of some form is a real possibility, Politico reports.

According to Newsweek, Herzog said, “One thing must be clear, and I said this before the elections too: we must do everything we can, certainly after yesterday, to avoid another round of elections”.

ABC News (Australia) reports that Isaac Herzog is expected to invite various leaders to attempt to form a majority coalition government. If that is the result once again, President Isaac Herzog will ask the leader with the best chance of forming a lasting majority to govern, CBC News reports. NAZARETH, Israel - Israel’s Palestinian citizens appear set to secure a record number of seats in Parliament and could emerge as kingmakers after strong turnout in October 27’s election, galvanised by what kingmakers describe as the racist policies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, The Straits Times reports. Newsweek has reached out to the White House, Likud, Yashar and Arab-led parties for comment, Newsweek reports. Newsweek reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Arab-led political parties of stealing the country's election, demanding an investigation into alleged voter fraud as preliminary results leave his Likud-led bloc short of the parliamentary majority needed to form a government. According to Newsweek, the party said the party was transferring hundreds of testimonies and pieces of evidence to Israel's police, domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet and Central Elections Committee, and called for a thorough investigation. Mr Netanyahu, Netanyahu has used Arab Israeli parties throughout the election to stoke fears of a Palestinian state, had levelled a similar accusation while voting was under way October 27, urging his own supporters to turn out in force, RTÉ reports. Members of the Joint List party react to exit polls at the party election headquarters in Nazareth, on October 27, The Straits Times reports. The elections were the first to be held in Israel since the October 7 Hamas attacks, ABC News (Australia) reports. The first elections since Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack were seen as a pivotal moment in Israel’s history, serving both as a referendum on Netanyahu’s nearly unbroken 17-year rule and a choice between different visions for the country’s future, The Globe and Mail reports. According to France 24, The Austrian diplomat said, "Israel has its obligations under international law, international humanitarian law, international human rights law, and they need to respect them, and I hope that the next government will do precisely that and change course massively". Newsweek has also reached out to the Israel Election Committee for comment, Newsweek reports. Up the street, across from the upmarket Erewhon grocery store – home to $21 smoothies – a few diners sat outside an American landmark: the Cheesecake Factory, The Guardian reports. According to Al Jazeera, Al-Shouli said, “Its value does not decrease simply because it is a post on the internet, nor does it become decisive simply because it has spread”.

The Jerusalem Post and Jerusalem Post agree that Israelis went to the polls on October 27 in remarkable numbers, with turnout reaching 77.7%, the highest in more than two decades. Turnout reached 77.7%, the highest in more than two decades, and was particularly high among Israelis of Palestinian descent, Israelis make up more than a fifth of the population, RTÉ reports. About 80 percent of the votes had been counted as of October 28 afternoon local time in an election that had the highest voter turnout in Israel since 1999, The New York Times reports. Flush with more seats than ever before after an 80 per cent turnout in their communities, the Arab parties have become potential kingmakers, CBC News reports. The figures for Hamas do not match from one account to the next.

According to RTÉ, Eisenkot said, "Stand firm in the face of any attempt to challenge you. You have my unequivocal backing. Netanyahu, do not dare use Israel's security for your political needs".

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RTÉ reports that turnout reached 77.7%, the highest in more than two decades, and was particularly high among Israelis of Palestinian descent, Israelis make up more than a fifth of the population. About 80 percent of the votes had been counted as of October 28 afternoon local time in an election that had the highest voter turnout in Israel since 1999, The New York Times reports. Flush with more seats than ever before after an 80 per cent turnout in their communities, the Arab parties have become potential kingmakers, CBC News reports.

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