Netanyahu Claims Israeli Election Was 'Stolen by Arab Parties,' Hands Alleged Evidence to Police
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ruling party claimed that Arab parties effectively tampered with the country’s elections.
Although final results will not be available for days, as of Wednesday, it appears neither Israeli political coalition will have a majority.
Israel’s Central Elections Committee said that with 90 percent of votes counted, the bloc led by Netanyahu’s Likud Party is projected to win 53 seats.
The coalition led by Yashar Party chair Gadi Eisenkot is on track to win 48 seats, according to The Times of Israel.
Coalitions must have 61 votes to form a majority in the 120-seat Knesset. Likud’s coalition had 68 seats before the election.
Two Arab parties appear likely to win 19 seats, four more than any previous showing after Arab voters turned out in hopes of removing Netanyahu.
The Arab parties currently have 10 seats.
The Times of Israel noted that several parties in the Yashar Party coalition have said they will not work with Arab parties to form a coalition.
Netanyahu and Likud cried foul over the Arab parties’ showing in a post on X.
“The elections in the State of Israel were stolen by Arab parties that support terrorism and the elimination of the Jewish state through serious criminal offenses of bribery, threats, violence, forgeries, and the use of prohibited software to mobilize voters,” Netanyahu wrote.
“The Likud party is transferring to the police, the Shin Bet, and the Central Elections Committee hundreds of testimonies and pieces of evidence regarding election theft in many Arab polling stations — thousands of envelopes with cash and Ra’am slips, threats and violence against polling station members, multiple voting behind the curtain, voting with double identities, discrepancies between the number of envelopes and the number of voters, the use of prohibited mobilization software, and more,” he wrote.
“We demand from the police and the Shin Bet a thorough investigation into the election theft by the Arab parties and the full prosecution of the criminals,” he added.
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“We demand from the Central Elections Committee an immediate response to investigate these criminal offenses that have severely damaged the integrity of the elections in Israel and the election results,” he continued.
“This is a serious blow to Israeli democracy and the voting rights of Israeli citizens. The law enforcement agencies must act with an iron fist and in an immediate manner.”
The Central Elections Committee said it has received the evidence from the Likud Party “and is examining it,” according to The Jerusalem Post.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog called for political leaders to find a way to create a governing coalition to avoid having another round of elections, according to The Jerusalem Post.
“One thing must be understood, and I said this even before the elections: We must do everything, certainly after yesterday, to avoid another round of elections,” he said.
“Therefore, I expect everyone who comes here to arrive with an open mind,” he said, referring to talks about coalition building that will take place at his official residence.
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