Netanyahu and Likud seek Shin Bet inquiry into Arab vote
The Telegraph's Paul Nuki reports that no evidence has been presented for the fraud allegations as neither bloc secures a governing majority.
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Israeli election: Netanyahu accuses Arab parties of ‘stealing’ votes
Arab-Israeli parties could help decide who forms Israel's next government. In The Telegraph's election report, Paul Nuki explains how their strong showing has become the focus of fraud allegations from Benjamin Netanyahu and Likud.
Nuki reports that Netanyahu and his party have requested an investigation by Shin Bet, Israel's internal security service, without presenting evidence. Opposition MPs, he says, regard the accusations as an attempt to delegitimize Arab-Israeli voters. The report does not establish that votes were stolen.
The Short passed 110,000 views in 11 hours, an unusually fast start for The Telegraph's short-form reports. Its central question is not simply who received the most votes, but who can assemble enough parliamentary support to govern.
With counting unfinished in the report, neither Netanyahu's bloc nor the Jewish opposition bloc has a majority. Nuki's closing observation captures the political tension: the Arab-Israeli politicians whose parties face the accusations could also have a decisive say in Netanyahu's future.
A major right-wing political party in Israel, founded in 1973.
More on Wikipedia ›Israel's domestic security and counterintelligence agency, also known as Shabak.
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