# First Israeli election polls show opposition narrowly ahead

https://mins.news/en/video/118488

- TRT World, 2026-10-28 01:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2eLWRT8S6M

> Ryan Bohl, a senior Middle East and North Africa analyst at RANE Network, says Arab parties may use their projected gains to tackle crime and underfunded services in Arab communities. He questions whether they will have enough influence to shift Israeli policy toward greater political and economic rights for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.

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