Netanyahu’s bloc targets Arab parties over Qatar funding claims as Israel election deadlock persists
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- ✓Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s allies intensified pressure on Arab parties over unproven Qatar funding claims after Tuesday’s election.
- ✓With the 120-member Knesset deadlock persisting, Likud said, “The Raamgate scandal is a political earthquake.” Neither bloc reached the 61 seats needed to form a government as vote counting nears completion.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s allies have intensified pressure on Arab political parties over unproven allegations of foreign funding, raising the stakes in efforts to form a government after an inconclusive election left neither the ruling bloc nor the opposition with a parliamentary majority.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir called on Israel to order the immediate arrest of Arab party leaders, while Netanyahu’s Likud party accused the Arab-led Raam party of receiving money from Qatar. Government officials, however, have not provided evidence to substantiate the allegations.
The developments come as Israel nears the completion of vote counting from Tuesday’s election, which saw Arab parties make significant gains but left the political balance in the 120-member Knesset unresolved.
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