“Palestinian parties’ Knesset gains force Gadi Eisenkot to choose: cooperate or cede power ” — what this page in the network covers. Exit polls from Israel’s general election show a surge for Palestinian parties that could redraw the political map. Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, who leads the anti-Netanyahu bloc, called the results a win for the “Zionist national majority,” but the numbers tell a different story. With Palestinian factions poised to hold a decisive bloc of seats, Eisenkot faces a stark choice: build a coalition with Arab-Israeli leaders or watch Benjamin Netanyahu cling to power.
The rise of these parties challenges the long-standing exclusion of Arab citizens from governing coalitions. For the first time in years, their votes may determine whether Israel’s next government leans right or center. Netanyahu, a master of coalition politics, could exploit any refusal to cooperate, framing himself as the only stable option for a Jewish-majority government. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.