Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
2 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Publisher signals
65/100
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Politics
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Israeli prime ministerial hopeful Gadi Eisenkot accused caretaker premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday of fuelling a “racist” campaign against the country’s Arab minority, after he sought to delegitimise the community’s lawmakers by linking them to Hamas.
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he → accuse → Hamas
Eisenkot’s statement was a rare instance of a prominent Jewish political leader taking a strong stand in defence of Arab Israelis, who make up more than 20% of the population.
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who → take → population
Two Arab-majority parties, Raam and the Joint List, secured a combined 19 seats in last month’s election, winning nearly a sixth of the 120-seat parliament and potentially emerging as kingmakers in efforts by Eisenkot to form a government.
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parties → secure → government
“Arab citizens of Israel are an integral part of the Israeli story,” Eisenkot wrote on X on Friday.
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Eisenkot → write → Friday
“They have been subjected to a racist and aggressive campaign of delegitimisation, fuelled by the outgoing prime minister and those around him for political purposes,” he added.
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he → subject → purposes
“The attempt to marginalise them and vilify them collectively is a profound violation of the principles of civic responsibility.”
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attempt → marginalise → responsibility
Netanyahu and his allies have repeatedly criticised leaders of Arab parties for refusing to describe Hamas as a “terror group” following its unprecedented 7 October 2023 attack on Israel.
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Netanyahu → criticise → Israel
All leaders of Arab parties have condemned the attack, in which Arab Israelis – descendants of Palestinians who remained in what became Israel in 1948 – were also among those killed.
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what → condemn → those
Netanyahu has also repeatedly alleged electoral fraud by Arab-majority parties, but electoral authorities have rejected the claims.
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authorities → allege → claims
In a speech, Netanyahu lamented that the two Arab lists refused to recognise Israel as a Jewish state, although Raam leader Mansour Abbas has done so in the past.
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Abbas → lament → past
He further claimed that they sought to establish either an “Islamic state” or a “nationalist Palestinian state”.
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they → claim → state
During the same ceremony, national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir heckled Joint List leader Yousef Jabareen during his oath of allegiance, accusing him of having “pledged allegiance to Hamas”.
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Gvir → heckle → Hamas
“It is entirely legitimate to disagree with representatives of the Arab parties, even to strongly disapprove of some of them.
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It → disagree → them
But it is neither legitimate nor acceptable to malign an entire community, and I will not allow it,” Eisenkot said.
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Eisenkot → malign → it
President Isaac Herzog tasked Eisenkot with forming a new government on Sunday after consultations in which a majority of political parties, including the two Arab lists, recommended him for the role.
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majority → task → role
But one of Eisenkot’s rightwing allies, Avigdor Lieberman, has said he will back out of the coalition if Arab Israelis are part of it.
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Israelis → say → it
If Eisenkot fails to form a government within 28 days, he may request a 14-day extension.
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he → fail → extension
Should he still fall short, the mandate would pass to another lawmaker, most likely Netanyahu.
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mandate → fall → lawmaker
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