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Huckabee denies US sought Israeli unity coalition, Turkish broadcast reports

The denial follows a studio debate over whether Trump might intervene as neither Israeli bloc secures a governing majority.

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İsrail'de Sandıktan "Savaş" Çıktı! | CANLI HABER

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0:00Provisional seat totals leave both major blocs short of a majority, making Arab parties potentially decisive.
9:29Paksoy examines Netanyahu's law-enforcement appeal; Hakan interprets it as resistance to accepting the result.
24:30The studio considers whether Trump could press Netanyahu and the opposition into a unity coalition.
29:39Çakmak reports Yair Golan's appeal for opposition cooperation with Arab parties.
52:16Hakan contrasts Netanyahu's conciliatory 2021 Nazareth speech with his reported election-fraud allegations.
57:15A Washington update reports Huckabee's denial that the United States requested a consensus coalition.

Talk of American pressure for an Israeli unity government meets a denial near the end of this election broadcast: US Ambassador Mike Huckabee says Washington did not request such a coalition, according to the update presented by Turkey's CNN TÜRK.

The distinction matters because the program spends considerable time considering whether President Donald Trump could push Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponents into an agreement. Washington correspondent Yunus Paksoy discusses those scenarios before returning with the ambassador's response. Speculation about US intervention is not the same as an announced American demand.

Hosted by Ahmet Hakan, the broadcast is titled "İsrail'de Sandıktan \"Savaş\" Çıktı! | CANLI HABER", meaning "Live: Israel's ballot boxes deliver 'war'." Its subject is the political confrontation following the vote, rather than a newly declared war.

The opening graphic shows most ballots counted and neither major bloc reaching the 61 seats needed for a parliamentary majority. Netanyahu's bloc has 53 seats, Gadi Eisenkot's has 48, and Arab parties collectively have 19. These are the broadcast's provisional figures, not a final result.

From Tel Aviv, correspondent Emrah Çakmak reports Netanyahu's allegations that Arab parties stole votes. The program presents no evidence establishing those allegations. Paksoy also examines Netanyahu's call for law enforcement to act forcefully, while Hakan interprets the remarks as a refusal to accept the outcome. That is the host's reading, not a formal announcement canceling the election.

The panel then turns to whether the opposition can translate its combined numbers into cooperation. Çakmak reports that Yair Golan, leader of The Democrats, has urged an alliance with Arab parties, arguing that their combined seats exceed Netanyahu's total. Other studio guests question whether ideological divisions would make such an arrangement workable.

Alternative routes include smaller opposition parties switching sides. Paksoy discusses a reported defense-ministry offer as a possible incentive, while an excerpt from Israeli television examines outstanding military ballots and coalition bargaining.

Hakan also plays Netanyahu's conciliatory address to Arab citizens in Nazareth in 2021, contrasting it with the accusations reported during this election count. The broadcast closes its Washington discussion with Huckabee's denial of a US request for a consensus coalition.

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