Israel's election leaves no clear path to forming a government, with Benjamin Netanyahu facing an opposition majority. Here are four possible scenarios that could determine the country's political future.

The historic result for Arab parties is rendered meaningless by an Israeli opposition that appears unwilling to partner with them to depose Netanyahu. The post Palestinian citizens are the big winners of Israel’s election. It doesn’t matter appeared first on +972 Magazine.

Tens of thousands of Israeli expats flew home to vote in Tuesday’s election – most of them, according to media reports, hoping for a result which would end Benjamin Netanyahu’s prime ministership. It looks as if they will be disappointed. We’ll know more when all votes are counted and seats allocated. But an apparent…

Israel's election has ended in deadlock. Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has 53 seats, his rival Gadi Eisenkot's 48, and neither has the 61 needed to govern. The surprise of the night: Palestinian citizens of Israel turned out in record numbers, pushing Arab parties to a record 19 seats. They did so despite armed right-wing…

Netanyahu's party and the Israeli opposition are at an electoral stalemate that only an alliance with the Palestinian citizens of Israel can break, but neither camp is willing to extend their democratic ideals to the Arab lists who won 19 seats in the latest election.

Since Tuesday, Netanyahu has claimed that the Palestinian parties have “stolen” the election.

“We fear that if we do not get this government out of power, we will lose everything,” one Palestinian voter said.

Nadav Rapaport on Thu, 10/29/2026 - 14:15 Meanwhile, Trump wants a unity government in Israel, hundreds of Israeli artists call for a government that includes Palestinians, and Herzog is likely to task Eisenkot with forming a coalition Palestinian candidate Ahmad Tibi of the Joint List party with his family votes…