Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
19%
3 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans left
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
66/100
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Outlets on this story
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Politics
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With almost all votes counted, Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government has lost its majority, but his main opponents, an alliance of Jewish Israeli parties unofficially led by Gadi Eisenkot, have also failed to gain an outright majority.
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opponents → count → majority
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Israeli media report that Netanyahu’s bloc is ahead, with projections he could take 53 seats under the current vote share, but this could change further.
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this → report → share
The projections put Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition bloc on 48 seats and the Palestinian parties on 19 seats.
asserted
projections → put → seats
Sixty-one seats are needed to form a majority to govern in the Knesset.
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seats → need → Knesset
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The remainder of votes to be counted come from absentee ballots, according to Israeli media.
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remainder → count → media
We can expect absentee ballots to be counted on Wednesday night, with final results by Thursday.
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ballots → expect → Thursday
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The Palestinian Israeli parties have received a historically strong vote.
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parties → receive → vote
The Joint List, a new ticket of several Arab-majority parties, triumphed with at least 12 seats, while Ra’am, the other Islamic party, won seven.
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Ra’am → triumph → seven
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The key question is whether the Eisenkot-led “Change” bloc (consisting of the rightwinger Naftali Bennett’s Together party, the centre-left Yair Golan’s Democrats and the rightwing Yisrael Beiteinu party) will partner with Palestinian Israeli parties or if they will resort to a new election, or even working with Netanyahu.
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they → lead → Netanyahu
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Netanyahu took the stage at a post-election rally in Jerusalem just after 3am, telling his supporters that official results will show that “Likud is the largest party in Israel”.
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Likud → take → Israel
He told his supporters that the country must “establish a strong, rightwing national government” – adding that a government that relied on the support of Palestinian parties must not be formed.
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that → tell → parties
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Eisenkot told cheering supporters in Tel Aviv that the “Israeli public has voted against Netanyahu’s service as Israel’s prime minister … a worthy leader would have accepted the people’s non-confidence and announced today his retirement from politics”.
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leader → tell → politics
In his speech, he also warned Netanyahu not to “use Israel’s security” for political ends, playing on fears that the prime minister could use this period of uncertainty to launch a new attack on Iran.
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The Palestinian Israeli vote, which represents about 20% of the population, had long been seen as a decisive factor for who will be able to form government, and the high turnout of this election was driven by the community experiencing increased racism and discrimination under Netanyahu’s government.
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turnout → warn → government
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This is the most voted-for election in Israel’s political history, with many Israelis flying back into the country to cast their vote, and nearly 80% of IDF soldiers voting.
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% → vote → soldiers
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Donald Trump said his endorsement had helped Netanyahu perform better than polling estimates.
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Netanyahu → say → estimates
With nearly all votes counted, Netanyahu’s coalition government has lost its majority, but main opponents also fail to gain outright majority; marked gains by Palestinian parties
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opponents → count → parties
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