Yousef Jabareen, leader of Israel's Arab-led Joint List political alliance, (Centre-L) and other members of the Arab-led Joint List political alliance, cheer at the alliance's campaign headquarters in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth on October 27, 2026, as the first exit polls are announced on television during Israel's legislative election. Israeli voters on October 27 gave a narrow edge to opposition parties over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, initial projections showed, after decades-high turnout in the country's first election since the trauma of the October 7, 2023 attacks. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP via Getty Images)
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Record turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel could dictate election results

The elections saw a surge in voting among the country’s Arab population, which has traditionally voted at lower rates than Jewish Israelis. Palestinian citizens of Israel – roughly 20 percent of the country’s population – were driven by an urgent desire to topple Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition. A majority of Jewish voters oppose partnering with the Arab parties, leaving opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot’s path to victory unclear.

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Yousef Jabareen, leader of Israel's Arab-led Joint List political alliance, (Centre-L) and other members of the Arab-led Joint List political alliance, cheer at the alliance's campaign headquarters in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth on October 27, 2026, as the first exit polls are announced on television during Israel's legislative election. Israeli voters on October 27 gave a narrow edge to opposition parties over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, initial projections showed, after decades-high turnout in the country's first election since the trauma of the October 7, 2023 attacks. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP via Getty Images)
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