Donald Trump has not ruled out getting involved in Israel’s efforts to form a coalition government after the election, saying he would “take a look” at the matter.
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he → rule → matter
A US official said the president had not yet decided whether the US would intervene in efforts to assemble the next Israeli government, adding that reports that Washington preferred a specific outcome were “false and premature”.
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Washington → say → outcome
Trump has previously given his backing to Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party, who earlier claimed that Tuesday’s elections were “stolen” by Arab parties after his right-wing bloc fell short of a governing majority.
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bloc → give → majority
The unsubstantiated allegations attack an Arab bloc that claimed a historic 19 seats in the 120-seat parliament, potentially positioning it as kingmaker in coalition talks.
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that → attack → talks
But Balad party leader Sami Abu Shehadeh accused Israel’s main political leaders of “racism” for refusing to form a coalition with Arab-led parties.
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Shehadeh → accuse → parties
“This is racism,” he told Al Jazeera.
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he → tell → Jazeera
“We are a legitimate elected leadership of the national minority.
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We → elect → minority
The vast majority of our people decided that we are their leadership.”
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we → decide → people
Balad leader accuses Israeli parties of ‘racism’ over exclusion of Arab bloc
Balad party leader Sami Abu Shehadeh has accused Israel’s main political leaders of “racism” for refusing to form a coalition with Arab-led parties despite their projected record 19 seats in parliament.
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Shehadeh → accuse → parliament
He said that Palestinian citizens of Israel are being treated as illegitimate political partners.
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citizens → say → partners
“This is racism,” he told Al Jazeera.
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he → tell → Jazeera
“We are a legitimate elected leadership of the national minority.
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We → elect → minority
The vast majority of our people decided that we are their leadership.”
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we → decide → people
Daniel Shek, a former Israeli ambassador told the outlet: “Probably the most important phenomenon of this election is the rise and the revival of the Arab vote.
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phenomenon → tell → vote
The statement is clear: You cannot disregard such a large portion of the electorate in the calculations for Israeli politics.
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You → disregard → politics
Four scenarios that could play out after Israel’s election as Netanyahu tries to cling onto power
Israel appears headed for another impasse following Tuesday’s general election, with early counts leaving both prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot short of a governing majority.
With roughly 85 per cent of votes counted by Wednesday afternoon, neither the incumbent’s right-wing religious bloc nor the broad coalition aligned behind Mr Eisenkot commanded the 61 seats required to form an administration in the 120-seat Knesset.
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bloc → play → Knesset
Because key parties have ruled out working with one another on ideological or personal grounds, political analysts note that forming an administration will require at least one faction to reverse its campaign commitments.
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forming → rule → commitments
In the absence of an agreement, Israeli law mandates a return to the ballot box.
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law → mandate → box
Arab parties in Israel poised for strongest electoral performance in generations
Arab parties in Israel are poised for their strongest electoral performance in generations, potentially winning 19 seats, up from 10 in the outgoing Parliament.
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parties → poise → Parliament
Their support could prove decisive in helping opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot secure the 61 seats needed to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu, whose alliance also appears short of a majority.
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alliance → prove → majority
“Netanyahu knows that without the Arab parties, there’s no majority to unseat him.
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Netanyahu → know → him
That’s why he incites against us,” Yousef Jabareen, the leader of the Joint List alliance said in an interview.
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Jabareen → ’ → interview
“The opposition should reject that incitement.”
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opposition → reject → incitement
He added: “The ball is now in Eisenkot’s court.
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ball → add → court
Whoever wants to remove Netanyahu and change his policies – we are ready to cooperate to topple his government.
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we → want → government
However, partnering with the Arab parties, particularly the more nationalist Joint List, risks alienating Jewish voters and splitting Eisenkot’s bloc, analysts have said.
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analysts → partner → bloc
Arab Israelis make up about 20 per cent of the population in Israel but have long been marginalised in national politics.
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Israelis → make → politics
Netanyahu’s party repeats unsubstantiated claims Arabs ‘stole the election’
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Arabs → repeat → election
Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party has repeated unsubstantiated claims that Arab citizens of Israel “stole” Tuesday’s election, despite the official elections committee finding no evidence of widespread irregularities.
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committee → repeat → irregularities
Analysts say Netanyahu is seeking to undermine the legitimacy of Arab voters’ ballots because Arab parties are expected to win a historically high number of seats, potentially enabling his Jewish Israeli rivals to form an alliance with them and remove him from power.
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parties → say → power
How the Arab vote shook Israel
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vote → shake → Israel
Israel's high-turnout vote brushed aside in rest of the Middle East
In Gaza, displaced Palestinian Majed Jundia made no distinction between Netanyahu and Eisenkot, a former military chief.
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Jundia → brush → Netanyahu
"They want to eradicate the Palestinian people so they do what they want," said Jundia.
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Jundia → want → what
Netanyahu was heavily criticised over security failures leading up to the Hamas assault on Israel's deadliest day.
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Netanyahu → criticise → day
Portraying himself as the only leader who could protect the country, the consummate political survivor argued that his assassinations of the leaders of Hamas, Lebanon's Hezbollah and their ally Iran made Israel, and the world, safer.
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Israel → portray → Hamas
Kamel Haddad, an 81-year-old Lebanese man who has witnessed Israel's conflicts with neighbouring states over decades, expected no changes.
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who → witness → changes
"As for who wins?
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who → win → ?
I couldn’t care less.
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I → care → ?
Let them tear each other apart, what difference does it make to me?” he said.
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he → let → me
"They might get preoccupied with one another since there are issues between them now.
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They → preoccupy → them
…and 17 more, not listed.
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