Netanyahu says the Arab parties want to steal the elections After he voted, Binyamin Netanyahu once again verbally attacked Israel's Arab parties, saying that they are "trying to steal the elections". Polls show that Arab parties may be in a position to play a decisive role in the balance of power. Israeli Arabs make up about a fifth of the country's population and mostly call themselves Palestinians, citizens of Israel. Most polls show that neither Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies, nor the "Coalition for Change" led by Gadi Eisenkot, the former Chief of Staff of the IDF, has a clear path to obtaining a parliamentary majority.