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Netanyahu's party claims Arab parties stole the election and warns of 'Israel's Islamisation'
Supporters applaud Arab-led Joint List political alliance candidates in northern Israel
Mr Netanyahu's party responded: 'The elections in Israel have been stolen!'
The election interference was 'aimed at facilitating a foreign takeover of the Knesset, the Islamisation of Israel and toppling of the Right-wing government'.
Israeli media reported that members of Mr Netanyahu's party were accusing Qatar – a country that is a patron of Hamas, the Gaza-based militant group.
The election commission said the investigation was based on classified intelligence.
Mr Netanyahu's main rival, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, said: 'I welcome the fact that Netanyahu is condemning Qatari involvement in the State of Israel.'
Mr Netanyahu.has suggested that it would be treasonous for Mr Eisenkot to join with Arab parties to give him the backing he needs to oust Mr Netanyahu.
Netanyahu and Likud painted the Arab-led parties as a danger to Israel.
Arab citizens of Palestinian descent make up 20 per cent of the population and are viewed with suspicion because of their sympathies with other Palestinians.
President Isaac Herzog called for a full investigation.
Ahmad Tibi, leader of the Ta'al (Arab Movement for Change) party and candidate for the Joint List alliance, casts his ballot
Arab-led Joint List political alliance candidates Mr Tibi (centre right), Yousef Jabareen (centre), and Sami Abu Shehadeh (centre left) attend a meeting of the Arab-led Joint List party
Mr Eisenkot has indicated he is open to joining forces with the Arab-led parties.
Ahmad Tibi, second on the Arab-led Joint List, told Army Radio the opposition bloc reached out to him to discuss replacing the Knesset speaker, and he told them the party would support the bloc's candidate.
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Home security agency Shin Bet is investigating whether they received illegal funding from Qatar and Turkey.
The two Arab party lists - The Joint List and the Ra'am - won a record 19 seats in the 120-seat Knesset following a surge in turnout among Arab voters.
That positions them as potential kingmakers, with Netanyahu's bloc winning 53 seats and his rival Gadi Eisenkot's bloc securing 48.
Likud alleged that voters had been bribed to vote for Arab parties.
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High Arab turnout is an emergency and a matter of life or death for the Israeli right.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Netanyahu wrote on X that Israel’s election had been “stolen by Arab parties that support terrorism and the elimination of the Jewish state,” alleging serious criminal offenses, including bribery, threats, violence, forgery and the use of prohibited software to mobilize voters.
“The Likud party is transferring to the police, the Shin Bet, and the Central Elections Committee hundreds of testimonies and pieces of evidence regarding election theft in many Arab polling stations,” he wrote.
He cited allegations of thousands of envelopes containing cash and Ra’am ballot slips, threats and violence against polling station staff, multiple votes cast behind the voting curtain, voting under multiple identities, discrepancies between the number of ballot envelopes and the number of voters, the use of prohibited voter-mobilization software and other offenses.
“We demand from the police and the Shin Bet a thorough investigation into the election theft by the Arab parties and the full prosecution of the criminals. We demand from the Central Elections Committee an immediate response to investigate these criminal offenses that have severely damaged the integrity of the elections in Israel and the election results,” he added.
A government dependent on Arab parties’ support, would lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state that would become a terror state and ultimately bring about Israel’s destruction.
"Between 85% and 90% of Arab voters support Arab parties. This is the main reason for their political strength.”
In September, the Central Elections Committee (CEC) voted to disqualify the Joint List and the United Arab list from competing in the Oct. 27 elections. On Oct. 2, Israel’s Supreme Court overturned the CEC’s decisions against both parties.
Martin Sherman, founder and executive director of the Israel Institute for Strategic Studies, told Fox News Digital that Arab parties in Israel are essentially illegal and should be barred from participating in elections.
“On the political level, they all oppose Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people. One can only hope that politicians in Israel will realize that,” he said.
Section 7A of the Basic Law: The Knesset bars candidates who deny Israel’s existence as a Jewish and democratic state, or support the armed struggle of an enemy state or terrorist organization against Israel, from participating in Knesset elections.
A Joint Arab List MK received hundreds of thousands of shekels in cash
A Knesset member from the Joint List received hundreds of thousands of shekels in cash, raising suspicions of bribery and money laundering.
The first case concerns suspicions of election bribery within the Bedouin community in the Negev, involving activists affiliated with the Ra'am Party. The allegations include claims that fuel cards and other benefits were distributed, allegedly in an effort to influence how citizens voted.
The second case concerns suspected foreign interference in the election campaign, which is being investigated by the Shin Bet.
Last Thursday, Central Elections Committee Chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg contacted Shin Bet Director David Zini following intelligence indicating suspected foreign funding intended to improperly influence the elections, and asked him to investigate the allegations.
Initially, reports focused on suspicions that money had been transferred from Qatar to individuals working to increase voter turnout in the Arab community.
Subsequent reports indicated that the Shin Bet was also examining the possible involvement of additional countries and that the Mossad was assisting with aspects of the investigation concerning the activities of foreign states.
According to the reports, the Shin Bet received the initial intelligence before the elections, and a covert investigation was launched under the supervision of the Attorney General.
At a later stage, as the intelligence picture became clearer, the Prime Minister and the chairman of the Central Elections Committee were also briefed.
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