Netanyahu: "They are trying to steal the elections from us" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used his appearance on election day to issue an "emergency call" to Likud voters, claiming that the opponents are trying to steal the votes. He pointed to the overnight arrest of three Bedouin men in the Negev, whom the police accuse of preparing cash envelopes and ballots to buy votes for Ream, the Arab party led by Mansour Abbas. Netanyahu called them "the leading money men of Ream" and warned that "they will reach everyone." "Transportation Minister Miri Regev repeated the same "stolen elections" line during the voting. The case has since been transferred to the police's Major Crimes Unit. Ream denies any wrongdoing and calls the arrests an attempt by the "Ben Gabirs police" to suppress the Arab vote. Abbas called the arrests "disruption of elections and democracy." "According to Israeli media, the three were arrested four hours before the opening of the polls and were not close to the polls. The infrastructure was laid before any vote was taken. Channel 12 reported that the Likud had already filed fraud complaints against polling stations in Arab communities, and party officials discussed the claim of "stolen" elections if Netanyahu lost. "Haaretz" reports that the Likud spent millions of shekels on crews to photograph Arab voters outside the polling stations, clips that could later be distributed as "evidence." "One of the Likud officials called 2022 "a trial run for the current elections. Israel's Central Election Commission says there is no evidence of widespread fraud in Israel's elections. When polls do not show a clear majority for any of the blocs, Arab parties can decide who will rule.

Netanyahu: "They are trying to steal the elections from us" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used his appearance on election day to issue an "emergency call" to Likud voters, claiming that the opponents are trying to steal the votes. He pointed to the overnight arrest of three Bedouin men in the Negev, whom the police accuse of preparing cash envelopes and ballots to buy votes for Ream, the Arab party led by Mansour Abbas. Netanyahu called them "the leading money men of Ream" and warned that "they will reach everyone." "Transportation Minister Miri Regev repeated the same "stolen elections" line during the voting. The case has since been transferred to the police's Major Crimes Unit. Ream denies any wrongdoing and calls the arrests an attempt by the "Ben Gabirs police" to suppress the Arab vote. Abbas called the arrests "disruption of elections and democracy." "According to Israeli media, the three were arrested four hours before the opening of the polls and were not close to the polls. The infrastructure was laid before any vote was taken. Channel 12 reported that the Likud had already filed fraud complaints against polling stations in Arab communities, and party officials discussed the claim of "stolen" elections if Netanyahu lost. "Haaretz" reports that the Likud spent millions of shekels on crews to photograph Arab voters outside the polling stations, clips that could later be distributed as "evidence." "One of the Likud officials called 2022 "a trial run for the current elections. Israel's Central Election Commission says there is no evidence of widespread fraud in Israel's elections. When polls do not show a clear majority for any of the blocs, Arab parties can decide who will rule.