# Some Israelis welcome Arab parties in the next government

https://mins.news/en/item/130038

- CGTN, 2026-11-04 11:34 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-11-04/Some-Israeli-citizens-welcome-Arab-parties-in-the-next-government-1RNlKVBijGE/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> President Isaac Herzog has begun formal consultations with parliamentary parties to determine who will first receive the mandate to form a government. Neither major bloc has a clear majority, leaving the path uncertain and another election plausible. The opposition appears unlikely to form a stable government without Arab parties, while some Israelis show a shift in views on Arab representation in the cabinet.

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