Legislative elections in Israel: Arab parties in the position of "kings" More than 24 hours after the polls closed, Israel is still at an impasse. When more than 90% of the polls were counted, this Thursday, October 29, Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc is still in the lead with 53 mandates, compared to 48 for his opponent from the opposition, Gadi Eisenkot. That is why we are far from the 61 needed for an absolute majority in the Knesset. Arab parties register a record score with a forecast of 19 seats. There are still the military ballot boxes that need to be counted. Final results are expected by Friday, October 30. read more

Legislative elections in Israel: Arab parties in the position of "kings" More than 24 hours after the polls closed, Israel is still at an impasse. When more than 90% of the polls were counted, this Thursday, October 29, Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc is still in the lead with 53 mandates, compared to 48 for his opponent from the opposition, Gadi Eisenkot. That is why we are far from the 61 needed for an absolute majority in the Knesset. Arab parties register a record score with a forecast of 19 seats. There are still the military ballot boxes that need to be counted. Final results are expected by Friday, October 30. read more