# Arab-majority parties set for historic gains in Israeli election

https://mins.news/en/item/119785

- France 24, 2026-10-28 20:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/historic-gains-for-arab-majority-parties-in-israeli-election

> Two Arab-majority parties are projected to win 19 seats combined, a record, as Israel saw turnout reach a new high on Tuesday. Arab citizens, about 20% of the population and descendants of Palestinians who remained after Israel's creation, are angered by Netanyahu's government's ultra-nationalist Jewish vision for Israel and the Palestinian territories.

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