Breaking: Israeli Defense Minister Itamar Ben Gabir incites fears about Arab voting, he claims that they are "stealing the country" and called on right-wing voters to vote in order to prevent this imaginary takeover. The Israeli Jewish parties refuse to work with the Arab 'joint list' to form a government and the higher the turnout, the higher the threshold for smaller parties to win seats. Overtly racist rhetoric from Israeli parties is rampant.