# Arab parties ‘have woken up’: Israel’s uncertain election could produce surprise kingmakers

https://mins.news/en/item/119415

- France 24, 2026-10-28 16:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20261028-arab-parties-have-woken-up-israel-uncertain-election-may-deliver-surprise-kingmakers

> Israel’s election remained uncertain on Wednesday, with neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing religious bloc nor centrist rival Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc appearing poised to win a Knesset majority. An unusually strong showing by Arab parties could make them unexpected kingmakers.

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