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Israel’s election monitor demands probe after Netanyahu alleges Arab rigging: ‘Serious suspicions’

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Hussain, Z. (2026, October 29). Israel’s election monitor demands probe after Netanyahu alleges Arab rigging: ‘Serious suspicions’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/29/world-news/israels-election-monitor-demands-probe-after-netanyahu-alleges-arab-rigging/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-29 · by Zoe Hussain

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Israel’s election monitor, Noah Sohlberg, has requested an investigation by Shin Bet into alleged foreign interference in recent elections following claims of fraud by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies due to high Arab voter turnout. Sohlberg cited “serious suspicions” but acknowledged he could not confirm their validity; meanwhile, Arab parties denied any involvement in fraudulent activities, with some localities showing voter turnouts as high as 80%.
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition lost its majority in Israel's October 27 parliamentary election, with 53 seats compared to the opposition’s 48 seats, including a record-high 19 seats for Arab parties. This outcome presents a significant challenge as party leaders now face lengthy and complex negotiations to form a government. The centrist Yashar party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, is projected to win 20 of the Knesset's 120 seats, ahead of Netanyahu’s Likud. Thousands rallied in Tel Aviv before the election calling for an inquiry into security failures leading to the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks. The opposition accuses Netanyahu and his bloc of spreading unsubstantiated claims about Arab parties stealing the election and warns against Islamization.

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📰 Netanyahu Falls Short in Israeli Election
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Mansour Abbas, the head of the Ra’am party — one of the two main Israeli Arab parties — said in a statement to the outlet that it has “no connection whatsoever to the discussed affair or to other affairs, and we will fully cooperate with all law enforcement authorities to ascertain the truth.”
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🔮 Arab parties, which are projected to have won about 19 of the 120 seats in Israel’s parliament following Tuesday’s vote, strongly denied fraud allegations.

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Israel’s election monitor has demanded a probe into foreign meddling in the country’s election after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right allies alleged fraud over a high Arab voter turnout. asserted
Netanyahu → demand → turnout
Noah Sohlberg, the head of the Central Elections Committee, asked Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, to investigate alleged funding by “external actors operating against Israeli interests,” according to a copy of the letter obtained by Bloomberg. uncertain
Sohlberg → ask → Bloomberg
Sohlberg cited “serious suspicions,” while acknowledging, “I am not in a position to attest to the validity of these suspicions,” the outlet reported. asserted
outlet → cite → suspicions
Arab parties, which are projected to have won about 19 of the 120 seats in Israel’s parliament following Tuesday’s vote, strongly denied fraud allegations. asserted
which → project → allegations
Shin Bet declined to tell the outlet whether it would open an investigation, which the election committee wants to be completed within a week. asserted
committee → decline → week
Israeli police added that they would investigate any complaints of election irregularities. asserted
they → add → irregularities
The allegations follow an unprecedented surge in voting among Israeli Arabs, who make up roughly 20% of the population. asserted
who → follow → population
Turnout among the demographic was roughly 53% in the 2022 election, while participation in some Arab localities surged to roughly 80% this year. asserted
participation → surge → %
During Tuesday’s vote, Netanyahu took to social media to make incendiary comments, telling his supporters Israel could cease to be a Jewish state if they didn’t rush to the polls as Arabs voted in historic numbers. uncertain
Arabs → take → numbers
Mansour Abbas, the head of the Ra’am party — one of the two main Israeli Arab parties — said in a statement to the outlet that it has “no connection whatsoever to the discussed affair or to other affairs, and we will fully cooperate with all law enforcement authorities to ascertain the truth.” asserted
we → say → truth
Abbas accused Netanyahu of working with “Qatari agents,” allegations which the Qatari ministry of foreign affairs said they “categorically deny.” asserted
they → accuse → affairs
“We categorically deny allegations that Qatar has interfered in Israeli elections or funded any activities intended to influence their outcome,” the Qatari ministry said in a statement. asserted
ministry → deny → statement
“There were no violations in the election, and the Likud allegations are the words of sore losers,” Ahmad Tibi, a leader of one of the groups that are part of the Joint List, an Arab party that contested the vote, told Al Jazeera. asserted
that → be → Jazeera
Netanyahu’s bloc of right-wing, far-right and ultra-Orthodox parties is projected to win 53 seats in parliament, with the opposition bloc of rival Gadi Eisenkot trailing at 48. asserted
bloc → project → 48
Eisenkot told the outlet that Netanyahu is “helming an illegitimate influence campaign on the Israeli public aimed at delaying the publication of election results and delegitimizing the future actions” of the next parliament. asserted
Netanyahu → tell → parliament
While he maintained that Shin Bet should still probe their suspicions, “the attempt to exploit information, which has not yet been investigated, to undermine the official election results is unacceptable.” asserted
which → maintain → results
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