Breaking: Netanyahu's fearmongering When reports emerge that Israeli Arabs are voting in large numbers, he labels them as the Muslim Brotherhood as a dog whistle to mobilize right-wing voters. If the Palestinian citizens of Israel show up in large numbers, it will likely mean that the Arab parties in the Knesset will gain more mandates and make it difficult to form a coalition government, because the Jewish parties refuse to work with them and tried to prohibit them from even running in the elections in the first place. According to reports, the turnout so far is the highest since 1973.