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Israeli Opposition Leader Proposes New Government With Arab Parties
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, Yair Golan, the chairman of the Democrats party, rejected claims of victory from the national camp and declared that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had lost the election. Golan asserted that the change bloc holds a 65-seat majority in the Knesset compared to 55 seats for Netanyahu's bloc, based on preliminary results after approximately 60% of the votes were counted.
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What happened
- 01Yair Golan declared that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lost the election, asserting the change bloc holds a 65-to-55 seat majority.
- 02Golan called for the immediate formation of a change government in partnership with Arab citizens of Israel.
- 03He strongly criticized Netanyahu's division of votes, stating that Arab and Jewish votes must be treated with equal weight.
- 04Golan argued that the change bloc holds a Zionist majority of 49 to 39 seats when excluding non-Zionist Haredi parties.
- 05He criticized the 16 Knesset members from non-Zionist Haredi parties in Netanyahu's bloc for promoting draft evasion.
- 06Golan warned that excluding Arab parties from coalition calculations would benefit Netanyahu and abandon Israel.
Golan called for the immediate formation of a change government in partnership with Arab citizens of Israel. He strongly criticized Netanyahu's division of the electorate into Jewish and Arab votes, arguing that the vote of an Arab citizen in Tayibe holds the exact same weight as a Jewish citizen's vote in Givat Shmuel. Golan warned that failing to recognize Arab votes amounts to surrendering to Netanyahu.
Addressing the definition of a Zionist majority, Golan pointed out that Netanyahu's bloc includes 16 Knesset members from non-Zionist Haredi parties. He criticized these parties for promoting draft evasion while Israeli soldiers are fighting and dying. Golan proposed that if these 16 members are excluded, the change bloc holds a Zionist majority of 49 to 39, alongside its overall Israeli majority of 65 to 55.
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