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The final results are expected tonight or tomorrow morning. For now, the picture is looking increasingly favourable for Benjamin Netanyahu and his bloc, but the Israeli prime minister is still short of a clear victory, as he needs 61 seats to secure a parliamentary majority. He addressed his supporters at the National Congress Centre at around 3 a.m. local time. France 24’s Clovis Casali joins us live from Jerusalem with the latest.
Netanyahu and Smotrich rail against Arab voters as rival political camps face an uncertain path to power.
Rami Khouri challenges the idea that a strong IsraelI-Arab bloc result signals any positive shift in Israeli society.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says 'true' election results due in one or two days.
With more than half of votes counted, Netanyahu's bloc holds slight lead over opposition, but shy of majority.
Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot says millions of Israelis voted for change, tired of Netanyahu’s ‘lies’.
Record-breaking voter turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel hits around 80 percent, early indications show.
Despite narrower exit poll figures, opposition leaders insisted the result was a defeat for the government.
Itamar Ben Gvir was defiant after polls show his Otzma Yehudit party has lost seats in the Israeli election.
Polls have closed in the Israeli election, but there is no clear winner.
Celebrations erupted in Lod, Kafr Manda and Tayibe after Israeli media exit polls projected a combined 18 Knesset seats
Exit polls on Tuesday showed that the opposition bloc led by Israeli opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot gained a narrow edge over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud bloc in the Knesset. Likud, however, was projected to be the largest single party in the Israeli parliament.
Israel's military operation in West Bank's Hebron has disrupted Palestinian life, including a postponed wedding.
Israel's first election since October 7 appears deadlocked, with neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot on track for a majority.
Residents in Lebanon and Syria expect little change in Israeli policy after the election.
Annette Young is pleased to welcome Alain Greilsammer, Professor of Political Science at Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv. In the wake of the October 7 attacks, regional tensions with Iran, and deepening domestic divisions, Greilsammer argues that the election will be fundamentally shaped by concerns over democratic accountability, judicial independence and the unequal distribution of civic obligations. He warns Netanyahu’s policies risk transforming Israel into “something like an authoritarian or non-democratic state.” He suggests that Israel’s Arab political parties could play a decisive role
Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Ron Gerlitz, CEO of aChord Center at Hebrew University, an Israeli organization specialising in the social psychology of intergroup relations. “The main issue in this election is the fight for Israeli democracy,” explains Gerlitz. And beneath the struggle over democratic institutions lies the erosion of Benjamin Netanyahu's longstanding association with national security. Gerlitz also examines the psychological foundations of Netanyahu's enduring support, the influence of conspiracy narratives, the electoral significance of Arab parties and the uncertain fut
Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Ibrahim Abu Ahmad, Author, Palestinian Israeli political and peace activist and Head of Social Media for Israel's left-wing Democrats. “Currently, the sentiment in Israel is built around fear and trauma,” explains Ahmad. His most striking observation concerns the apparent contradiction between political leadership and public sentiment: “Many want to see an Arab-Jewish coalition. It's the leadership that is afraid to say it.” Ultimately, he moves beyond conventional electoral calculations to frame Arab-Jewish partnership as a question of democratic survival.
Voting has begun in Israel, with over seven million eligible voters expected at the polls.
Tehran remains firm on demands despite diplomatic urgency to prevent escalation in the ongoing US-Israeli conflict.
